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A very unusual and most ornate aneroid barometer for hall or drawing room with architecturally detailed dial retailed by William Moody Bell, Cheltenham c1880

A very rare mahogany cased brass pocket equinoctial compass by Francis Barker for Negretti & Zambra London c1870

A very good rare first pattern forecasting aneroid barometer No 9071 with circular brass forecaster

A scarce aluminium cased aneroid pocket barometer altimeter by Short & Mason in original travel case c1901

A very high quality early production mahogany-cased Regent barograph and barometer by Negretti & Zambra no R/6259 c1929

A good cased bright plated brass anemometer or airflow meter by Jules Richard Paris No 2316 c1890

An unusually large and rare Singers Patent Night Compass No 12588 probably by Francis Barker c1865

A fine cased military pattern oxidised brass box or pocket sextant with two draw corrected telescope c1890

A scarce good quality oak-cased five glass drum barograph and barometer by Short & Mason No H 5431, marked Tycos

A very rare French Atmos Barometer, made for the English market, c1875, a fascinating commentary on the development of aneroid barometers

A good oxidised brass antique pocket barometer altimeter by Dollond No 7266 c1909

A scarce, high quality, gilded brass hand bearing compass by James White, instrument maker to the University of Glasgow, c1870

A very good antique pocket barometer made by Negretti & Zambra for Braham, Optician, Bath, c1870

A rare and exceptionally fine mariners or explorers pocket compass by Spencer Browning & Co, 111 Minories, London c1845

A fine lacquered brass box sextant by Gardner & Co, Buchanan Street, Glasgow in original leather case c1879

A scarce good quality mahogany and lacquered brass five glass drum barograph and barometer by Short & Mason No 9204, retailed by Manoah Rhodes of Bradford c1920

A very good open-faced dial aneroid barometer by Naudet retailed by Moody Bell & Son, Cheltenham, c1890

A very good brass-cased Singers patent luminous pocket compass with hand-drawn dial by Francis Barker, London c1880

A very unusual nickled brass A.R.P. (Air Raid Precautions) aneroid barometer made by Negretti & Zambra and retailed by C.S.S.A. Ltd, London, c1940

A rare and very attractive high quality miniature Georgian long necked gilt brass compass in leather case c1800

A very good celluloid Pocket Forecaster by Negretti & Zambra London in original carry case with instructions c1925

A good quality German walnut cased aneroid barometer retailed by Georg Hechelmann, Hamburg, c1895

Substantial gilt brass 6" dial bulkhead marine barometer by Short & Mason retailed by H Hughes & Son, Ltd, c1935

A very good antique silver pocket barometer altimeter by Negretti & Zambra with case by Albert Thomas Oliver, London, c1908

A very good English five-glass walnut cased barograph, No 1620 c1905

A rare Art Deco burr walnut veneer aneroid barometer weather station by Chadburns Ltd, Liverpool c1930

A fine antique silver pocket barometer and altimeter by J Hicks, No 9970, with case by Albert Thomas Oliver, c1912

A good lacquered brass aneroid pocket barometer compass thermometer compendium made in France for the British market c1900

A rare antique travel compass having nautical pattern dial in boxwood case with inscription c1826

A very good gold-plated pocket barometer altimeter by Negretti & Zambra, London, No 3898 c1910

A good early lacquered brass aneroid pocket barometer altimeter by Negretti & Zambra for John Benjamin Dancer, Manchester, c1870

A scarce Victorian magnetic sundial and pocket compass with paper dial in turned boxwood case after Samuel Porter c1850

A very good lacquered brass pocket barometer altimeter by Ross for James J. Hicks, London, No 5348 c1870

A good lacquered brass pocket barometer altimeter by John Browning, 63, Strand, London, c1890

A beautifully decorated German silver pocket barometer altimeter retailed by H. Daniels, London, No 1905 c1885

An antique lacquered brass pocket compass with decorative compass rose retailed by G. Lee & Son, Portsea, c1890

A good Swiss nickel brass aneroid pocket barometer altimeter compass and thermometer compendium retailed by E. Benzoni, Geneva c1900

A very good 1st quality compensated pocket barometer altimeter by Dollond, London c1915 in original travel case

Very rare lacquered brass Poles clinometer and prismatic compass by Elliott Brothers, London No 27 c1865

A good lacquered brass aneroid pocket barometer No 8403, compass and thermometer travelling compendium by Negretti & Zambra c1919

A cast iron and brass single cylinder Type 0 hand-operated Geryk vacuum pump No 12642 by Pulsometer Engineering c1915

A very good scarce French Navy issue nickel brass anemometer combination by Jules Richard, Paris, No 8180 c1925

A fine first quality five glass lacquered brass medium oak cased drum barograph recorder with barometer by Negretti & Zambra No 468 c1918

A very scarce original issue Fishermans Aneroid Barometer by Negretti & Zambra No 2052, issued by the Royal National Life Boat Institution, c1880

An interesting and attractive oak-cased chart table marine barometer by Short & Mason, c1875, carried on ships alongside marine chronometers

A very attractive antique pocket compass by Francis Barker for Negretti & Zambra with RGS Pattern dial c1905

A rare and high quality lacquered brass antique pocket compass probably by Francis Barker for Negretti & Zambra c1895

A very attractive early Schmalcalder type prismatic surveying or artillery compass by William Cary & Co, London, c1845

A very scarce original issue Fishermans Aneroid Barometer by Negretti & Zambra No 2572, issued by the Royal National Life Boat Institution, c1882

An extremely rare antique Shipwrecked Fishermen & Mariners Royal Benevolent Society Marine Aneroid Barometer, No 454, by Dollond, London, c1885