Aneroid Barometer

Description:

Following in his father’s footsteps, Edwin Kendall (b. 1812) manufactured thermometers in New Lebanon, New York. By the 1850s he was making aneroid barometers as well, and aiming his advertising at farmers. This example has a paper plate marked “ANEROID BAROMETER / E. KENDALL / NEW LEBANON SPA. / N.Y.” The scale around the circumference extends from 24 to 32 inches of mercury, and is graduated to .02 inches. One hand indicates the current pressure, and the other a previous one.

Ref.: S.C. Turner, "The Kendall Family: Thermometer and Barometer Makers," Rittenhouse 7 (1992): 16-27.

Date Made: 1860s

Maker: Kendall, Edwin

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New York, New Lebanon

See more items in: Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences, Barometers, Measuring & Mapping

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1990.0230.01Catalog Number: 1990.0230.01Accession Number: 1990.0230

Object Name: barometer, aneroid

Measurements: overall: 4 3/4 in; 12.065 cmoverall: 2 3/8 in x 5 3/4 in x 6 3/8 in; 6.0325 cm x 14.605 cm x 16.1925 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-841a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1104545

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