Patent Model - Mercurial Barometer
Object Detail
Maker and Role
Giuseppe Tagliabue (b.1812, d.1878), Patentee
Date
Jul 05 1859
Object Type
Media
Wood, brass, glass, mercury (?)
Dimensions
39 3/4 x 3 1/4 x 1 1/4" (101 x 8.3 x 3.2cm)
Description
Tagliabue's patent "consist in an improved mode of applying a gage attached to an adjustable scale in combination with the cistern or lower limb of a mercurial barometer for the purpose of enabling the scale to be adjusted to the level of the mercury in the cistern or lower limb." (Patent Number 24,674)
Collection
Rothschild Patent Model Collection
Object No
2015.14.271a,b
Currently on Display
No
Maker Details