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H9970 Barograph, aneroid barometer, wood / glass / metal / paper, made by Short and Mason Ltd, London, England, 1875-1900, used at Sydney Observatory, New South Wales, Australia, 1875-1948. Click to enlarge.
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Aneroid barometer made by Short and Mason

This particular barograph was used at Sydney Observatory in the late 1800s. The observatory used barometers at its Sydney location and at weather stations throughout country New South Wales to track storm systems . Data from the barometer measurements were collated and analysed by the observatory's astronomers. These observations allowed the astronomers to predict storm systems and movement in Sydney and to the west of the Blue Mountains.

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Summary

Object No.

H9970

Object Statement

Barograph, aneroid barometer, wood / glass / metal / paper, made by Short and Mason Ltd, London, England, 1875-1900, used at Sydney Observatory, New South Wales, Australia, 1875-1948

Physical Description

An aneroid barometer sitting on timber base with a removable glass lid. The barometer consists of a vertical recording drum that has a paper chart wrapped around it for recording one weeks worth of readings. Next to the drum are the brass parts of the pressure sensing mechanism with a long lever reaching to the recording drum.

Marks

Handwritten in pencil on the chart '15 / March 1948'. A small white plate screwed to the wooden base reads 'SHORT & MASON LTD / LONDON'.Patent number engraved on one metal component of barograph, 'PAT. NO. 2256'.

Short URL

https://ma.as/259301

Dimensions

Height

187 mm

Width

320 mm

Depth

176 mm

Source

Credit Line

Ex Sydney Observatory, 1983

Acquisition Date

28 July 1983

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Aneroid barometer made by Short and Mason 2021, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, accessed 23 March 2023, <https://ma.as/259301>

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