Patent Model - Mercurial Barometer - Hagley Museum & Library

Object detail

Media/Materials

Wood, brass, glass, mercury (?)

Measurements

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 number

2015.14.271a,b

Currently on display?

Maker

Giuseppe Tagliabue

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Object type

Patent Model

Production place

New York City New York United States of America Central North America North America

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Patent Model - Mercurial Barometer