Algué-Type Barocyclonometer (Combined Typhoon Barometer and Cyclonometer), by Schmidt & Ziegler, Remscheid, Germany, c. 1929 | |||||||||||
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| Inventory Number: | 13349 | ||||||||||
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| Persons: |
José Algué (Designer) (Maker) | ||||||||||
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| Place Created: | Remscheid Germany Europe |
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| Accession Number: | 2012-14/1 | ||||||||||
| Brief Description: | Aneroid barometer in the base and "cyclonometer" in the lid of square mahogany case. Installed on the liner Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, launched in Amsterdam in 1929. | ||||||||||
| Primary Inscriptions: | "José Algué, S.J., Director | of | Manila Observatory" and "Schmidt & Ziegler | Remscheid" painted on face of typhoon barometer; "BY JOSÉ ALGUÉ, S.J., DIRECTOR OF THE MANILA OBSERVATORY" punched on the cyclonometer. "Joh. v. Oldenbarnevelt" engraved on brass around the barometer, along with serial number 364 and logo "NSM". | ||||||||||
| Provenance: | Purchased from Tesseract in 2012. | ||||||||||
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| Material(s): |
Glass copper alloy Wood metal | ||||||||||
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