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An early Georgian wheel barometer by A Alberti of Sheffield with architectural pediment, long spirit filled thermometer and dial, replacement tube, hands & finial, cleaned and restored and in good working order. The mahogany veneered case with black & white stringing and distinctive shouldered design case of Italian influence. Angelo Alberti was known to be working between 1822 & 1828 at Fargate, Sheffield, reference: Directory of British Scientific Instrument Makers 1550-1851 by Gloria Clifton. Measuring: 39 ½” x 10”