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Date
1875 – 1900
Material
wood; glass; metal
Catalogue Number
104.30.0001
Description
A glass tube, filled with a clear liquid, secured by metal straps in a slit cut in a wooden frame. A vertical metal strip on the left side of the wood indicates the weather with “Stormy”, “Change” and “Fair”. There is a screw eye on top for hanging.
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Title
Mercury Barometer
Date
1875 – 1900
Material
wood; glass; metal
Dimensions
23.0 x 1.7 x 3.8 cm
Description
A glass tube, filled with a clear liquid, secured by metal straps in a slit cut in a wooden frame. A vertical metal strip on the left side of the wood indicates the weather with “Stormy”, “Change” and “Fair”. There is a screw eye on top for hanging.
Subject
households
seasons
weather
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.30.0001
Images
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