Barometer, Mercury
- Object Name:
- Barometer, Mercury
- Object ID:
- 2007.028
- Creator:
- Wilder, Charles (1836-1900) -- Manufacturer; Woodruff, Lum (1833-1904) -- Inventor
- Place of Origin:
- Peterborough, NH
- Date:
- circa 1860
- Description:
- Barometer/thermometer, stick or "baseball bat" style, made by Charles Wilder, Peterborough, NH, c.1860. Turned maple shaft with acorn finial. Brass and iron hardware. Central glass mercury-filled tube with cast iron cistern. Engraved silvered brass plate at top, behind curved glass window. Plate includes barometeric gauge with sliding vernier operated by a wire through top. A mercury thermometer is mounted on left side of plate. "WOODRUFF'S / PAT. / JUNE 5, 1860." engraved on top of plate. "C. WILDER / PETERBORO, / N.H." engraved on bottom of plate.
- Material:
- Wood
Maple
Metal
Brass
Iron
Glass - Dimensions:
- H-39 Dia-2.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Charles Wilder (1836-1900) manufactured barometers and thermometers in Peterborough, NH, from 1860 to 1903.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- Subjects:
- Barometers, Thermometers
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