1849 STICK BAROMETER, DUDLEY OBSERVATORY, ALBANY

NY. "FASTRE AINC QUAI DES GRAND AUGUSTUS 63 À PARIS, 1849". ALSO ENGRAVED ON PLATE "DUDLEY OBSERVATORY, ALBANY, 1856". BRASS WITH GLASS LENSES, ADJUSTABLE GUIDE. 53" LONG, 5" DEEP. MOUNTED ON A WOODEN BOARD, 59" LONG, 8" WIDE. OVERALL DEPTH IS 4". METAL SHOWS PITTING, APPEARS TO BE INTACT, NOT GUARANTEED TO BE WORKING. SHIPPING RESTRICTIONS APPLY. THIS LOT COMES WITH SEVERAL PAGES FROM HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, JUNE-NOV 1871 DISCUSSING BAROMETERS, PAGES FROM THE ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORIES IN THE UNITED STATES.