An unusual pocket barometer made more than a hundred years ago will be on sale in Birmingham this week.
The metal cased barometer is a highlight of a specialist clock and antique barometers auction in Birmingham, UK.
The sale is being put on by 131 year old auctioneer Fellows & Sons on Tuesday 13th November 2007: http://www.fellows.co.uk.
Managing partner Stephen Whittaker said: “This is the only pocket barometer in the sale and we think it will sell for up to £100.”
The barometer is lot 26 in the 118 item sale, and was made by James Lucking & Co in about 1900.
The circular silvered device is calibrated in inches and inscribed with the full name of its makers: ‘James Lucking & Co Ltd Opticians Birmingham Leicester and Worcester’.
It has a rotating altimeter scale calibrated to 8,000 feet.
The barometer includes its original red leather outer case.
This device and the antique clocks in the sale will be available for anyone to buy anywhere in the world.
This is because Fellows & Sons broadcasts a live audio feed of every sale and encourages internet bids at the website.
You can also see all the items available in the online catalogue at http://www.fellows.co.uk/
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NOTES TO EDITORS
• A Fellows spokesman is available for interview. Call Mary-Ann Long on 0121 212 5500. Or email mary@fellows.co.uk
• Pictures are available on request
• Fellows & Sons is one of the UK’s oldest auctioneers, and is based in the Jewellery Quarter of Birmingham, UK. It was established in 1876 and remains a family business. It is rapidly becoming known as one of the UK’s most technologically advanced auctioneers, using the latest digital marketing techniques and internet bidding technology to open up real life auctions to buyers across the world
