Victorian Carved Oak Admiral Fitzroys Storm Barometer by Negretti & Zambra Gilbert & Sons Benjamin Martin until his employer’s

Benjamin Martin until his employer’s bankruptcy and subsequent suicide in 1782

This rare and early example is comprised of a Bakelite rectangular base with input to the front for an additional discharge wand and the manufacturer transfer to the front stating “Physica”

The owner’s engraving is similar proof for dating purposes

The mahogany ten sided tapered barrel holds a single draw tube containing five lenses and is completed with a bulbous type eyepiece with dust slide

Victorian Carved Oak Admiral Fitzroys Storm Barometer by Negretti & Zambra Gilbert & Sons Benjamin Martin until his employer’sFor sale a Victorian carved oak stick Admiral Fitzroys Storm Barometer by Negretti & Zambra, London. This superior example of its type is comprised of an oak body with a cistern cover richly ornamented with a central floral motif, chamfered and carved stem and a carved domed top supported by scroll pediments either side. The stem is adorned with a large 13 inch thermometer showing both Fahrenheit and Centigrade scales on an opaline glass with red and