Lot 1238
J Hicks - Hatton Garden London, - late 19th century carved oak cased Fitzroy barometer in a richly c...
J Hicks - Hatton Garden London, - late 19th century carved oak cased Fitzroy barometer in a richly carved case with a carved crested pediment and square cistern cover, inverted opaline register reflecting FitzRoy's predictions and a scale from 27 to 31 inches of barometric pressure, with a thick bore cistern tube and adjustable rack and pinion twin vernier, fitted with a glazed snail bulb mercury thermometer recording the air temperature in both Fahrenheit and Celsius. Mercury clean and present.
James Joseph Hicks was born in Ireland, however, early in his life he moved to London where he was apprenticed to the instrument maker Louis P Casella. In 1860 he went into business in his own right as a scientific instrument maker at 8 Hatton Gardens. In 1864 he was granted membership to the British Meteorological Society and exhibited instruments at the Royal Society Exhibitions between 1876 and 1913. Hicks was one of London's most prolific and eminent barometer makers.
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SOLD £440