~FINE GILT BALLOONING BAROMETER-PILLISCHER~

~FINE GILT BALLOONING BAROMETER-PILLISCHER~

200 GBP ($275 USD) postage included

A 1922 gilt brass, fully compensated ballooning barometer by Pillischer of London

Dimensions

7 x 2 1/2 cm (3 x 1 inches)

Circa

1922

Maker

M. Pillischer

Country of manufacture

UK and Ireland

Categories: Barometers & Meteorology, Calculating, Scales Weights & Measures, Surveying Instruments & Mining, Engineering antiques, Tools

Description

A 7 cm. diameter gilt brass, fully compensated ballooning/surveying barometer by M. Pillischer of London and dated Sept. 1922.

98% gilding intact, suspension loop, bevelled glass, responsive (bag tested), 15-31 inches of mercury, 0-20,000 feet.

Outer knurled ring allows for adjustment at high altitude. Perfect working order and made by a top maker. 2 1/2 cm. thick.

R.P.B. (Regional Planning Board)?

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CA Scientifica Opticae Inc.

Scientifica Opticae

Mark Hacking (Scientifica Opticae Inc.) has been an avid collector/dealer for over 40 years. A former Science teacher, he has an innate love for anything natural or mechanical. Specializing in optical (microscopes, telescopes), surveying, medical, weighing and drawing instruments, he is an active participant of the Scientific Instrument Fair in London. Living in Stratford, Ontario, Canada, with his wife and two children; Mark looks forward to meeting as many fellow collectors as possible, and has a worldwide following on eBay (Sciopti). As of Nov. 1/24 my email has changed to either scioptimark@outlook.com or sciopti@outlook.com.

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