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<p>[QUOTE="KikoBlueEyes, post: 4728584, member: 8363"]I'm just a researcher. I don't know anything about barometers. I did find this tidbit about age, though, I have no way to verify the accuracy of the information or to say if this was the same Cary. It states, though, that William Cary is likely to be the Cary barometer maker at various addresses on Strand.</p><p><br /></p><p>"Cary was one of the best-known London barometer and scientific instrument makers in the latter part of the 18th century until his death in 1825. He was most probably William Cary who operated at various addresses in the Strand between 1786 and 1825. He was the younger brother of John Cary the cartographer and the uncle of George and John Cary. He was a pupil of Jesse Ramsden and became a renowned instrument-maker. His two nephews took over the business when he died in 1825 but because of his very high reputation, they retained the name of William Cary."</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.walwynantiqueclocks.com/fine-antique-clocks/other-items/cary,-london-a-19th-century-mahogany-paddletop-stick-barometer-detail" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.walwynantiqueclocks.com/fine-antique-clocks/other-items/cary,-london-a-19th-century-mahogany-paddletop-stick-barometer-detail" rel="nofollow">CARY, LONDON STICK BAROMETER Walwyn Antique Clocks</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I agree these seem to be model numbers.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a famous Cary barometer carried by Ernest Shakleton. Different Placement of the brand name and location</p><p><a href="https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/items/399290" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/items/399290" rel="nofollow">Aneroid Barometer - Cary, London, Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1914-1917 (museumsvictoria.com.au)</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="KikoBlueEyes, post: 4728584, member: 8363"]I'm just a researcher. I don't know anything about barometers. I did find this tidbit about age, though, I have no way to verify the accuracy of the information or to say if this was the same Cary. It states, though, that William Cary is likely to be the Cary barometer maker at various addresses on Strand. "Cary was one of the best-known London barometer and scientific instrument makers in the latter part of the 18th century until his death in 1825. He was most probably William Cary who operated at various addresses in the Strand between 1786 and 1825. He was the younger brother of John Cary the cartographer and the uncle of George and John Cary. He was a pupil of Jesse Ramsden and became a renowned instrument-maker. His two nephews took over the business when he died in 1825 but because of his very high reputation, they retained the name of William Cary." [URL='https://www.walwynantiqueclocks.com/fine-antique-clocks/other-items/cary,-london-a-19th-century-mahogany-paddletop-stick-barometer-detail']CARY, LONDON STICK BAROMETER Walwyn Antique Clocks[/URL] I agree these seem to be model numbers. Here is a famous Cary barometer carried by Ernest Shakleton. Different Placement of the brand name and location [URL='https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/items/399290']Aneroid Barometer - Cary, London, Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1914-1917 (museumsvictoria.com.au)[/URL][/QUOTE]
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