Y A SCOTTISH EARLY VICTORIAN ROSEWOOD STICK BAROMETER
Y A SCOTTISH EARLY VICTORIAN ROSEWOOD STICK BAROMETER, BY DUNCAN MCGREGOR, GLASGOW AND GREENOCK MID 19TH CENTURY With a silvered dial to the column, the ivorine dial inscribed 'McGregor, Glasgow and Greenock', the bombé case with an acanthus carved crest and brass cistern (96cm high) Footnote: Note: Duncan McGregor started his business in Greenock in 1836, opening premises in Glasgow in 1844. Branches were opened in Liverpool in 1879 and London in 1886. They advertised themselves as manufacturers of nautical, mathematical and optical instruments, chronometers and watches. Note: Please be aware that this lot contains material which may be subject to import/export restrictions, especially outside the EU, due to CITES regulations. Please note it is the buyer's sole responsibility to obtain any relevant export or import licence. For more information visit http://www.defra.gov.uk/ahvla-en/imports-exports/cites/
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Y A SCOTTISH EARLY VICTORIAN ROSEWOOD STICK BAROMETER, BY DUNCAN MCGREGOR, GLASGOW AND GREENOCK MID 19TH CENTURY With a silvered dial to the column, the ivorine dial inscribed 'McGregor, Glasgow and Greenock', the bombé case with an acanthus carved crest and brass cistern (96cm high) Footnote: Note: Duncan McGregor started his business in Greenock in 1836, opening premises in Glasgow in 1844. Branches were opened in Liverpool in 1879 and London in 1886. They advertised themselves as manufacturers of nautical, mathematical and optical instruments, chronometers and watches. Note: Please be aware that this lot contains material which may be subject to import/export restrictions, especially outside the EU, due to CITES regulations. Please note it is the buyer's sole responsibility to obtain any relevant export or import licence. For more information visit http://www.defra.gov.uk/ahvla-en/imports-exports/cites/
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