WALL MOUNTED CASED SCIENTIFIC BAROMETER BY C. PLATH

Rare 19th c. Barometer by precision instrument maker C. Plath of Hamburg, Germany, with wall mounted wooden panel and iron swivel brackets, in a hinged mahogany case with front glass panel and lock (with key), tube enclosed in mahogany enclosure, silvered metal scales, vernier, magnifier with rack and pinion adjustment, and centigrade thermometer are mounted on enclosure exterior wall, Barometer: 43" high, 4 3/4" x 5 1/2", wall mounted panel: 57" x 7 3/4", overall depth (with mountings): 11 1/2". Surface wear to scales.