barometer case with inner wooden support
Date: circa 1860
Inventory Number: 1998-1-0445
Classification: Barometer
Dimensions:5.8 x 102 x 5.8 cm (2 5/16 x 40 3/16 x 2 5/16 in.)
Description:
Stitched leather carrying case for a barometer, with two buckles. An internal wooden support would have housed the barometer, and is opened and closed by two small metal hinges. There is a small circular indentation in the wooden support.