~PRISTINE MINING ANEMOMETER IN ORIGINAL BOX~
300 USD (250 GBP) postage included
A very fine anemometer (air flow meter) by Negretti & Zambra in case c.1891
Dimensions
4 x 4 x 4 inches
Circa
1891
Maker
Negretti and Zambra
Country of manufacture
UK and Ireland
Description
Signed “Negretti and Zambra, No.997”, this air flow miner’s meter (anemometer) has seen zero use. Signed and serialised with trade and inspection label to the lid of the mahogany box, it retains ALL of it’s original orange lacquer, 5 subsiduary dials (from hundreds to hundreds of thousands of feet per minute), works flawlessly, needle lock, aluminum vanes (expensive at the time), with post mount which screws into the base. Dial measures 2 1/2 inches, vane surround is 3 1/2 inches, mahogany case is a 4 inch cube with brass latch and carrying handle. Dated 1891. A better example you will not see for a long time.
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ScientificaOpticae
Scientifica Opticae
Mark Hacking (Scientifica Opticae Inc.) has been an avid collector/dealer for over 40 years. A former Science teacher, he has an innate love for anything natural or mechanical. Specializing in optical (microscopes, telescopes), surveying, medical, weighing and drawing instruments, he is an active participant of the Scientific Instrument Fair in London. Living in Stratford, Ontario, Canada, with his wife and two children; Mark looks forward to meeting as many fellow collectors as possible, and has a worldwide following on eBay (Sciopti). As of Nov. 1/24 my email has changed to either [email protected] or [email protected].
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