A good early 19th century feather banded mahogany stick barometer
signed J.Wisker, Yorkthe broken architectural pediment centred by a turned brass ball finial over an opening glazed hood door and visible tube terminating in a turned hemispherical cistern cover, the signed silvered scale with manual vernier reading against seven weather predictions, 97cms high
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John Wisker worked from Spurriergate in York from 1804-1822. His widow Elizabeth carried on the family business until 1827.