Aneroid Wall Barometer and Thermometer, by Elliott Brothers, London, c.1857

Inventory Number 12911

Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.12911

Subject: Electronic instruments; Electronic instruments; Electronic instruments; Electronic instruments; Electronic instruments
Item type: Object
Makers: Elliott Brothers
Provenance: Presented by the Marconi Corporation in 2003.
Primary inscriptions: 'Elliott Bros / Charing Cross / London'
Physical material: Glass; Metal; mercury
Object type: Barometer
Dimensions: Diameter: 150mm Depth: 55mm
Inventory No: 12911
Accession Number: 2003-11

Aneroid Wall Barometer and Thermometer has a metal body and circular glass face. The rare Charing Cross address indicates a date of 1856-58.