Victorian Carved Oak Admiral Fitzroys Storm Barometer by Negretti & Zambra Gilbert & Sons the Dollond’s had famously patented

the Dollond’s had famously patented the achromatic couplet

Benjamin Martin until his employer’s bankruptcy and subsequent suicide in 1782

The owner’s engraving is similar proof for dating purposes

An interesting and functional salesmans piece

Victorian Carved Oak Admiral Fitzroys Storm Barometer by Negretti & Zambra Gilbert & Sons the Dollond’s had famously patentedFor sale a Victorian carved oak stick Admiral Fitzroys Storm Barometer by Negretti & Zambra, London. This superior example of its type is comprised of an oak body with a cistern cover richly ornamented with a central floral motif, chamfered and carved stem and a carved domed top supported by scroll pediments either side. The stem is adorned with a large 13 inch thermometer showing both Fahrenheit and Centigrade scales on an opaline glass with red and