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Charles Gerletti, Glasgow (mid 19th century)...

Currency:GBP Category:Everything Else / Other Start Price:NA Estimated At:500.00 - 700.00 GBP
Charles Gerletti, Glasgow (mid 19th century)...
Charles Gerletti, Glasgow (mid 19th century) AN EARLY VICTORIAN INLAID MAHOGANY WHEEL OR "BANJO" BAROMETER, having a swan- necked pediment with brass urn finial, the ebony and boxwood-edged trunk with hygrometer, mercury thermometer, mirror in reeded surround, barometer with silvered dial in brass bezel, porcelain adjusting knob, and spirit level inscribed "Chas Gerletti Glasgow", 109.5cm, (43in) high *** * Literature: Goodison, Nicholas, English Barometers, 1680-1860, p. 325. Goodison records a John Gerletti of Glasgow, c1853-8, at 95 Candlerigg Street Est. £500/700