Blackened steel aneroid barometer 3 inches in diameter. The inscriptions on the silvered face read“COMPENSATED FOR TEMPERATURE” and “Taylor Instrument Companies / ROCHESTER, N.Y., U.S.A. / E.D. No. 1567.” The altitude scale around the circumference of the face reads from -200 to +1800 meters, every 10 meters; and from -1000 to +6000 feet, every 20 feet. The pressure scale reads from 24 to 31 inches of mercury. The back of the instrument is stamped “1415.” There is a leather case with strap.
The Taylor Instrument Companies began operating, as such, 1904. The “E.D.” in the inscription may refer to the U.S. Army Engineer District.
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