Barometer

Name/Title

Barometer

Entry/Object ID

2021.30.1

Description

Cast iron stick barometer. The long barometer has a cast iron front and wooden back. At the top is a rectangular, glass-faced opening with a paper label behind both the long barometer tube and a small thermometer. The label is printed with lines indicating the temperature measurements and the mark, "J W Smith Stowe Vt."

Context

Made by J. W. Smith in Stowe, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

2021.30

Source or Donor

Duane Merrill and Company

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Made/Created

Manufacturer

J. W. Smith

Place

Town

Stowe

County

Lamoille County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Barometer

Nomenclature Class

Meteorological T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Material

Iron, Wood, Paper, Glass, Mercury