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Description:

The U.S. Weather Bureau transferred this aneroid barograph to the Smithsonian in 1955. The “M. HIPP / NEUCHATEL / SUISSE / 7243” inscription is that of Matthaus Hipp (1813-1893), a German clockmaker who moved to Switzerland in 1853.

Associated Name: Hipp, MatthäusMaker: Hipp, Matthäus

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: Switzerland: Neuchâtel, Neuchatel

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: PH.314544Catalog Number: 314544Accession Number: 204612

Object Name: Aneroid Barographaneroid barograph

Measurements: overall: 8 1/4 in x 11 5/8 in x 7 1/4 in; 20.955 cm x 29.5275 cm x 18.415 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-ace7-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1822636

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