Y A REGENCY MAHOGANY MERCURY WHEEL BAROMETER C. Tagliabue, London, circa 1825 The 8 inch circular silvered register engraved with an urn over foliate scrolls and signed signed C. Tagliabue, 28, Cross Str't, Hatton Garden, LONDON to centre with concentric scale calibrated in barometric inches with the usual observations set behind cast brass convex glazed bezel, the kingwood banded and ebony line-edged case with swan neck pediment over bowfronted Centigrade scale mercury tube thermometer to the baluster outline upright and recording hand adjustment square to the rounded base. 98cm (38.5ins) high. Caesar Tagliabue is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1660-1900 as working from Hatton Garden, London 1822-46 including 28 Cross Street 1822-29. Condition Report: Tube is intact and filled but has a small airlock at the top and is currently plugged. The mechanism is intact but will require setting-up. The register is in fine condition with nice even silvering. The thermometer is in good condition with some minor spotting to the silvering. The case is generally in very good original clean condition with faults very much limited to a few minor bumps, scuffs and age related blemishes. Condition Report Disclaimer