Comparison Aneroid Barometer

Description:

This instrument is 5¼ inches diameter and 3¼ inches deep. The inscriptions on the face read “R. / FUESS / BERLIN-STEGLITZ” and “195153” and “D.R.P.” and “mb.” The scale around the circumference of the face extends from 0 to 1100. A nozzle on the side of the pressure-tight steel case is designed for attaching a hose that would be connected to a testing device.

This came to the Smithsonian in 1959, a transfer from the U.S. Weather Bureau. It may date from around 1940.

Date Made: ca 1940

Maker: R. Fuess

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: Germany: Berlin

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Credit Line: U.S. Weather Bureau

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: PH.316274Accession Number: 224564Catalog Number: 316274

Object Name: Aneroid Barometer

Measurements: overall: 3 1/4 in x 6 in x 5 3/8 in; 8.255 cm x 15.24 cm x 13.6525 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-b046-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1432726

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