Aneroid barometer
John Benjamin Dancer (London 1812 - Birmingham 1887)
Category
Scientific instruments
Date
1875 - 1899
Materials
Glass, Mercury, Oak
Measurements
65 mms (Depth); 340 mms (Diameter); 215 mms (Diameter)
Place of origin
Manchester
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Blickling Hall, Norfolk
NT 355394
Summary
Aneroid barometer by J.B Dancer, Optician, Manchester. Late C19. Circular oak-frame barometer. Incorporates arc-shaped mercury thermometer marked in fahrenheit scale.
Provenance
Part of the Lothian Collection. The hall and contents were bequeathed to the National Trust by Philip, 11th Marquess of Lothian (1882-1940).
Makers and roles
John Benjamin Dancer (London 1812 - Birmingham 1887)