Nice Quality Early 20th Century Antique Copper Wall Mount or Desk Top Ships Barometer With Porcelain Dial

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This Really is a Great Looking Antique Copper Ships Barometer. Circa Early 20th Century. It has a Beautifully Detailed Porcelain … more This Really is a Great Looking Antique Copper Ships Barometer. Circa Early 20th Century. It has a Beautifully Detailed Porcelain - Enameled Dial with a Beveled Glass Front. It is Not Marked but I am Sure that it was Made in Germany. It is in Very Good Overall Original Cosmetic and Functional Condition and Displays Beautifully. NOTE That it Can be Displayed as Hung on the Wall or as It has 2 Small Legs at the Base so that It Can Also be Displayed Sitting on a Table - Desk - Shelf Etc.
It Measures Overall Approx. 5 inches Tall Including the Loop Hanger on Top. It is 4 1/4 inches Long x 1 7/8 inches Wide - Deep.

HOW TO SET - CALIBRATE THE BAROMETER WHEN IT ARRIVES.

The Back of the Case has a Hole that Gives access to a Small Screw that can Be accessed with a Small Screwdriver This Being Used to Accurately Set - Calibrate The Barometric Pressure at your Specific Location ( Screwdriver Pictured is Used to illustrate and Not Included With This Sale ). To Set the Barometer to Your Location First Determine the True Barometric Pressure at that Moment and Then Insert a Small Screwdriver. By Turning the Screw while Looking at the Dial you can Move the Hand to the Proper Barometric Pressure and then the Barometer Set. Next Step - The Beveled Glass Front has Another Pointer ( Gold Color ) That Can be Turned - Adjusted With the Small Brass Knob so then Rotate the Pointer So That it Covers - Is Directly Over the Barometers Hand. After That You Will be Able to Use it as a Reference Point as the Barometer Hand Moves - Changes. less less