Barometer / thermometer marked: Ps. Wash Fecit Amsterdam, Barometer and thermometer on walnut board with a carved head with shell ornament and dolphins. The thermometer is placed in the lower part, over the mercury column of the barometer. The sawn-out scale plate is made of copper. The mercury bin is glued with burr walnut, has a sliding lid and it has two legs, so that the instrument can also stand. The instrument is marked: 'Ps. Wash Fecit Amsterdam '., Ps. Wast, Netherlands, 1785 - 1800, wood (plant material), walnut (hardwood), copper (metal), mercury, h 121 cm × w 22 cm × d cm
Barometer / thermometer marked: Ps. Wash Fecit Amsterdam, Barometer and thermometer on walnut board with a carved head with shell ornament and dolphins. The thermometer is placed in the lower part, over the mercury column of the barometer. The sawn-out scale plate is made of copper. The mercury bin is glued with burr walnut, has a sliding lid and it has two legs, so that the instrument can also stand. The instrument is marked: 'Ps. Wash Fecit Amsterdam '., Ps. Wast, Netherlands, 1785 - 1800, wood (plant material), walnut (hardwood), copper (metal), mercury, h 121 cm × w 22 cm × d cm
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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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