A MAHOGANY CASED BAROGRAPHEARLY 20TH CENTURYInscribed for Carpenter & Westley, 24, Regent Street London22cm high, 37cm wide, 22cm deepTogether with a quantity of spare barograph charts Originally founded in Inge Street, Birmingham in 1808 by Philip Carpenter, an optical specialist. Upon his death in 1833, his sister Mary, and her husband William Westley took over the business and renamed 'Carpenter and Westley' in 1835. The company's mainstream success was in sales and during the mid 19th century the company bought in much of their stock from the renowned manufacturer Negretti & Zambra. The firm continued trading until the business closed in 1914.