Rare Antique Hicks Pocket Barometer Thermometer And Compass In Leather Case.
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WE HAVE HERE AN IMPRESSIVE AND HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER ANTIQUE 19THC POCKET BAROMETER COMPASS THERMOMETER BY HICKS OF LONDON IN DOUBLE COMPARTMENT MOROCCAN RED LEATHER CASE WHICH IS IN SUPERB CONDITION STUNNING PIECE OF ENGINEERING BOTH COMPARTMENTS OPEN AND CLOSE SMOOTHLY WITH BLUE VELVET INTERIOR ITS IN GREAT CONDITION APART FROM A SMALL CRACK TO THE INCREMENTED CASE THAT HOLDS THE THERMOMETER NOT EASY TO SEE ALL 3 FUNCTIONS ARE WORKING WELL THE BAROMETER THE COMPASS AND THE THERMOMETER ...THIS IS A MUST HAVE PIECE THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN EXPENSIVE WHEN FIRST MADE AND NOT MANY HAVE SURVIVED TO THIS DAY FOUND DURING A LARGE SCOTTISH HIGHLAND ESTATE PROBATE CLEARANCE RECENTLY PLEASE VIEW MY OTHER INSTRUMENTS FROM THE SAME COLLECTION THANK YOU.
