1891 HALLMARKED SOLID SILVER CASED POCKET BAROMETER TRIPLE COMPENDIUM -
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***A MINIATURE POCKET BAROMETER, ALTIMETER, THERMOMETER, COMPASS COMPENDIUM SET IN A SOLID SILVER CASE WITH LID***
***THE SILVER CASE BY EDWARD H STOCKWELL IS HALLMARKED FOR LONDON 1891 ****
SILVER CASE:A STRAIGHT SIDED SOLID SILVER CASE WITH A HINGED PROTECTIVE LID.DIAMETER OF 1 7/8" (4.8 cm) AND A DEPTH OF 7/8" (2.2 cm)GILDED ON THE SIDE AND INSIDE THE LID WHERE THERE ARE HALLMARKS FOR LON...DON 1891 (lion, leopards head Q) AND MAKERS MARK 'EHS' FOR EDWARD H STOCKWELL.ALSO ENGRAVED ON THE SIDE 'Leuchars, Geoffrey, Succr, Paris'
BAROMETER: THE DIAL IS GILDED WITH FINELY ENGRAVED BLACK LETTERING.IT IS ENGRAVED WITH 3 WEATHER INDICATIONS IN FRENCH 'P.Vent Variable, B.Temps'.IT HAS A VERY FINE BRASS POINTER.THE INNER SCALE READS FROM 57 TO 79 MILLE REGISTERING THE ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE.THE OUTER SCALE READS FROM 0 TO 2, 500 METRES REGISTERING THE ALTITUDE ABOVE SEA LEVEL AND OPERATED BY ROTATING THE OUTER BEZEL.THE BAROMETER IS IN FULL WORKING CONDITION AND PASSES THE 'PLASTIC BAG TEST'.
THERMOMETER:THERE IS A FINE SEMI-CIRCULAR THERMOMETER SET ON THE LOWER HALF OF THE DIAL READING FROM 0 TO 60 DEGREES CENTIGRADE.THE THERMOMETER IS WORKING AND THERE ARE NO AIR-GAPS IN THE FLUID.
COMPASS:THERE IS A TINY CENTRAL COMPASS WHICH IS NOT VERY ACCURATE.
GLASS: THE GLASS APPEARS TO BE ORIGINAL WITH NO DAMAGE.
CONDITION: OVERALL IN GOOD CONDITION, THE CASING WITH LIGHT WEAR AS SHOWN IN THE PHOTOS.
***THE SILVER CASE BY EDWARD H STOCKWELL IS HALLMARKED FOR LONDON 1891 ****
SILVER CASE:A STRAIGHT SIDED SOLID SILVER CASE WITH A HINGED PROTECTIVE LID.DIAMETER OF 1 7/8" (4.8 cm) AND A DEPTH OF 7/8" (2.2 cm)GILDED ON THE SIDE AND INSIDE THE LID WHERE THERE ARE HALLMARKS FOR LON...DON 1891 (lion, leopards head Q) AND MAKERS MARK 'EHS' FOR EDWARD H STOCKWELL.ALSO ENGRAVED ON THE SIDE 'Leuchars, Geoffrey, Succr, Paris'
BAROMETER: THE DIAL IS GILDED WITH FINELY ENGRAVED BLACK LETTERING.IT IS ENGRAVED WITH 3 WEATHER INDICATIONS IN FRENCH 'P.Vent Variable, B.Temps'.IT HAS A VERY FINE BRASS POINTER.THE INNER SCALE READS FROM 57 TO 79 MILLE REGISTERING THE ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE.THE OUTER SCALE READS FROM 0 TO 2, 500 METRES REGISTERING THE ALTITUDE ABOVE SEA LEVEL AND OPERATED BY ROTATING THE OUTER BEZEL.THE BAROMETER IS IN FULL WORKING CONDITION AND PASSES THE 'PLASTIC BAG TEST'.
THERMOMETER:THERE IS A FINE SEMI-CIRCULAR THERMOMETER SET ON THE LOWER HALF OF THE DIAL READING FROM 0 TO 60 DEGREES CENTIGRADE.THE THERMOMETER IS WORKING AND THERE ARE NO AIR-GAPS IN THE FLUID.
COMPASS:THERE IS A TINY CENTRAL COMPASS WHICH IS NOT VERY ACCURATE.
GLASS: THE GLASS APPEARS TO BE ORIGINAL WITH NO DAMAGE.
CONDITION: OVERALL IN GOOD CONDITION, THE CASING WITH LIGHT WEAR AS SHOWN IN THE PHOTOS.
