Funnel from Radcliffe Observatory Rain Gauge, by P. and J. Dollond, London, 1774

A iron alloy funnel that has been painted green with a wide conical mouth, a cylindrical body and a narrow curved tube stem. Presumably installed 1775 on parapet of Radcliffe Observatory; continuous record of use there 1815-1879, 1923-30 (Wallace, 1997). Makers and date from (Gunther ESO, I, 323).