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<p>[QUOTE="Phil Douglas, post: 4687713, member: 13223"]This barometer belonged to my father. I thought he'd bought it new as a young man, but my investigations suggest it is nineteenth century, which he was not!</p><p>It came in a round wooden case which was leather covered. That has suffered over the years, and I am hoping to get someone to replace the leather for me. The glass is broken, and if anyone has advice about how to replace that, I would be very grateful. (The diameter is a bit over 2.5".) The 'winder' moves the pointer you can see around, making it easier to see change. That has become a bit stiff, and I'm worried about it stripping the teeth of the cog.</p><p>I found a<a href="http://microscopist.net/GouldC.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://microscopist.net/GouldC.html" rel="nofollow"> link to a site </a>with a photo of a similar device, but not identical.</p><p>Any other thoughts from the experts out there? What date, does the serial number help? Should I get the silver plate touched up?[ATTACH=full]412877[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]412878[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Phil Douglas, post: 4687713, member: 13223"]This barometer belonged to my father. I thought he'd bought it new as a young man, but my investigations suggest it is nineteenth century, which he was not! It came in a round wooden case which was leather covered. That has suffered over the years, and I am hoping to get someone to replace the leather for me. The glass is broken, and if anyone has advice about how to replace that, I would be very grateful. (The diameter is a bit over 2.5".) The 'winder' moves the pointer you can see around, making it easier to see change. That has become a bit stiff, and I'm worried about it stripping the teeth of the cog. I found a[URL='http://microscopist.net/GouldC.html'] link to a site [/URL]with a photo of a similar device, but not identical. Any other thoughts from the experts out there? What date, does the serial number help? Should I get the silver plate touched up?[ATTACH=full]412877[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]412878[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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