Mediumwood, brass, glass
Dimensions38 1/4 × 3 × 1 3/4 in. (97.2 × 7.6 × 4.4 cm)
Object number00.220.14
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionA wooden barometer with a face 10 1/2" x 1 1/2". One face: TIMBY'S Patent/Nov. 3rd/1857 and "The fall of the Mercury inch rates a storm/ The rise of the Mercury inch rates fair weather." The scale is from 27 to 31. Plaque reads: Gift of Frank Wood.
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