The barometer is an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure. The pressure indicated can aid in predicting short term weather.

There are two main types of barometer in use, the mercury barometer, which can either be in the form of a "stick" or a "wheel", and the aneroid barometer, a later invention and most commonly available.

Italian Evangelista Torricelli, an associate of Galileo, is generally credited with inventing the mercury barometer in 1643. Galileo suggested to Evangelista Torricelli that he use mercury in his vacuum experiments.

A mercury barometer has a glass tube with a height of at least 84 cm, closed at one end, with an open mercury-filled reservoir at the base. The weight of the mercury creates a vacuum in the top of the tube. Mercury in the tube adjusts until the weight of the mercury column balances the atmospheric force exerted on the reservoir.

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A Rosewood stick barometer signed G. Cetta, Sydney, circa 1840,…

Antique Rosewood Barometer with Thermometer

A Rosewood stick barometer signed G. Cetta, Sydney, circa 1840, the enclosed tube, ivory plate with single vernier, inset mercury thermometer with Fahrenheit scale, the case with arched top and brass hanging ring, the base with a brass cistern, together…

A fine neoclassical style mahogany cased mercury barometer,…

Neoclassical Dutch Weather Station, 1870

A fine neoclassical style mahogany cased mercury barometer, thermometer weather station, probably Dutch, circa 1870, 110 cm high

An outstanding English honey oak barometer with clock adorned…

Eagle-adorned Oak Barometer Clock - 110cm High

An outstanding English honey oak barometer with clock adorned with an eagle, 110 cm high

Antique mahogany stick barometer marked to dial for 'Lee,…

Lee, Belfast Mahogany Stick Barometer - 95 cm Height

Antique mahogany stick barometer marked to dial for 'Lee, Belfast,', height 95 cm.

A mahogany stick barometer, by Richard & Joseph Beck, London,…

Mahogany Stick Barometer by Beck, London (1870)

A mahogany stick barometer, by Richard & Joseph Beck, London, circa 1870, 93 cm long

A late Victorian oak cased mercury stick barometer by Camerer…

Victorian Oak Barometer by Camerer Cuss, London

A late Victorian oak cased mercury stick barometer by Camerer Cuss, London, c.1900. Two glass fronted panels for Rise and fall with adjusting scales and a thermometer in Centigrade and Fahrenheit. Height 101 cm

A London mercury stick barometer circa 1840, in slim…

London Oak Barometer with Vernier Slides & Thermometer

A London mercury stick barometer circa 1840, in slim architectural oak case with twin cavetto cornice and circular cistern cover to the base. Ivorine dial inscribed 'Macrae 29 Royal exchange & 34 Aldgate, London', with pair of Vernier slides operated from…

Fine antique mahogany stick barometer by Zenetti & Agnew,…

Mahogany Stick Barometer by Zenetti & Agnew

Fine antique mahogany stick barometer by Zenetti & Agnew, approx 100 cm long

An antique Victorian slim mahogany G. Braham bath barometer,…

Victorian Mahogany Bath Barometer - 92cm Height

An antique Victorian slim mahogany G. Braham bath barometer, height 92 cm

An early English stick barometer in oak case with mercury…

Restored Oak Stick Barometer with Thermometer & Vernier

An early English stick barometer in oak case with mercury thermometer & an adjustable vernier. 100 cm. Fully restored.

Antique inlaid timber barometer by Comitti Holborn, length 100…

Comitti Holborn Inlaid Timber Barometer - Antique

Antique inlaid timber barometer by Comitti Holborn, length 100 cm

Bronze figural barometer featuring male and female classical…

Classical Nude Figural Barometer with Vine and Grapes

Bronze figural barometer featuring male and female classical style nudes one drinking a flagon of wine the other playing a harp, below a vine with grapes is prominent. The centralised barometer section features dials and weather predictors.

Negretti & Zambra antique English round topped stick barometer…

Antique English Stick Barometer with Thermometer and Ivory Plates

Negretti & Zambra antique English round topped stick barometer in mahogany case with mercury thermometer and ivory register plates, plus exposed tube and original hemispherical cistern cover, circa 1870, 96 cm high

A Victorian oak cased Admiralty type stick barometer, decorated…

Victorian Gothic Stick Barometer with Thermometer

A Victorian oak cased Admiralty type stick barometer, decorated with Gothic motifs and carving, both the milk glass thermometer and barometer under glass. Height 100 cm

A rosewood stick barometer by J. Gibb, 35 Nicholas Street,…

J. Gibb Rosewood Stick Barometer, 1840

A rosewood stick barometer by J. Gibb, 35 Nicholas Street, Scarborough, circa 1840, with ivory scales, 95 cm high

A good quality Victorian oak stick barometer. by Greenhow,…

Victorian Oak Stick Barometer with Thermometer

A good quality Victorian oak stick barometer. by Greenhow, Chelmsford, intricate carved decoration, with thermometer. Height 110 cm.

A Victorian oak cased barometer, by Samuel Dunn of Melbourne,…

Victorian Oak Barometer by Samuel Dunn of Melbourne

A Victorian oak cased barometer, by Samuel Dunn of Melbourne, 116 cm high

Military surveyor's barometer, by T.A. Reynolds and Sons, brass…

Military Surveyor's Brass Barometer

Military surveyor's barometer, by T.A. Reynolds and Sons, brass cased

An oak cased farmers barometer thermometer, by Negretti &…

1865 Oak Barometer with Hygrometer and Thermometer

An oak cased farmers barometer thermometer, by Negretti & Zambra, circa 1865, with porcelain scales and a wet and dry bulb hygrometer, 96 cm high, Notes, see similar in Edwin Banfield, Barometers stick or Cistern Tube, Baros books, 1985, 1996, pp 132-133

A pair finely carved black forest frames one with a clock and…

Black Forest Clock and Barometer Frames

A pair finely carved black forest frames one with a clock and the other with a barometer

Late Victorian oak cased wheel Barometer

Victorian Oak Wheel Barometer

Late Victorian oak cased wheel Barometer

Sterling silver pocket barometer. J. Hicks London, 10 Hatton…

1902 London Hallmarked Sterling Silver Pocket Barometer

Sterling silver pocket barometer. J. Hicks London, 10 Hatton Garden & later Clerkenwell. Hallmarked London 1902. Inscription: 'Henley Sailing Club 1902'

An antique wall mounted no. 98 stick barometer by Burke & Jones…

Antique Bristol Stick Barometer, 19th/20th Century

An antique wall mounted no. 98 stick barometer by Burke & Jones of Bristol, 19th/20th century, mounted on later timber panel, 99 cm high

Victorian R McAdam, Dumfries mercury stick barometer.…

Victorian Mercury Stick Barometer with Thermometer

Victorian R McAdam, Dumfries mercury stick barometer. Combination thermometer. Ivory plate to top, mahogany body. Label noting repair 1968. Length 92 cm

Antique wooden stick barometer calibrated gauge to top, marked…

Antique Wooden Stick Barometer with Wexford Marking

Antique wooden stick barometer calibrated gauge to top, marked for W. Timpson, Wexford. (Small loss to wood frame of upper section, and mercury in glass column segmented). (Height 91 cm approx).

A Fortin stick barometer in silvered case, circa 1840, 112 cm…

Antique Fortin Barometer in Silvered Case, 1840

A Fortin stick barometer in silvered case, circa 1840, 112 cm high, 6 cm diameter

A mahogany and ivory stick barometer thermometer by Smith…

Mahogany and Ivory Stick Barometer Thermometer by Smith Wisbeach

A mahogany and ivory stick barometer thermometer by Smith Wisbeach, circa 1850, 93 cm high

Victorian Flame Mahogany Wheel Barometer. Silvered hygrometer,…

Victorian Flame Mahogany Wheel Barometer

Victorian Flame Mahogany Wheel Barometer. Silvered hygrometer, thermometer and signed spirit level with a curved base. 98 cm high. 26 wide

A Victorian flame mahogany wheel barometer. Silvered hygrometer,…

Victorian Flame Mahogany Wheel Barometer with Silvered Hygrometer

A Victorian flame mahogany wheel barometer. Silvered hygrometer, thermometer and signed spirit level with a curved base, 105 cm, 32 cm wide

A mid-19th century stick barometer, swan neck pediment, flame…

Antique Stick Barometer with Silvered Dial and Thermometer

A mid-19th century stick barometer, swan neck pediment, flame mahogany cased with silvered dial signed Eger.N. Smith & Co. Liverpool, above a damp/dry dial and mercury thermometer, height 99 cm.

A barometer by W Dunkling of Melbourne, 16.5 cm diameter

Melbourne-made barometer, 16.5 cm diameter

A barometer by W Dunkling of Melbourne, 16.5 cm diameter

Victorian inlaid mahogany barometer with a temperature gauge in…

Victorian Mahogany Barometer with Temperature and Weather Dial

Victorian inlaid mahogany barometer with a temperature gauge in fahrenheit and centigrade and a weather dial. Length 85 cm

Barometer, encased, by Fathiele, height 102 cm

Fathiele's Encased Barometer: 102cm Height

Barometer, encased, by Fathiele, height 102 cm

A mahogany stick barometer by G. Boettger, Adelaide, the case…

Mahogany Stick Barometer by G. Boettger, Adelaide, 96cm High

A mahogany stick barometer by G. Boettger, Adelaide, the case with a rounded ivorine inscribed plate and scale with vernier and thermometer, the visible mercury tube to the trunk above a covered cistern, 96 cm high

Antique Della Torre, London mercury barometer with cross banded…

Antique London Mercury Barometer with Inlaid Case and Ivory Finial

Antique Della Torre, London mercury barometer with cross banded inlaid case and ivory finial, 100 cm high, 11 cm wide Note, this item cannot be posted

English china barometer, Negretti & Zambra London

Negretti & Zambra London Barometer

English china barometer, Negretti & Zambra London

Anchor themed barometer on stand, height 28 cm, width 23 cm,…

Anchor Barometer on Stand - Nautical Decor

Anchor themed barometer on stand, height 28 cm, width 23 cm, depth 8 cm

A good Victorian walnut stick barometer, with milk glass panel…

Victorian Walnut Stick Barometer with Thermometer and Storm Glass

A good Victorian walnut stick barometer, with milk glass panel marked 'A.Gundersen, Christchurch', and with scales in 'English inches' and 'Centimetres', further glass panels to the trunk back a mercury thermometer and a 'storm glass', height 108 cm.

A mahogany cased English wall barometer. Maker: Richard…

English Mahogany Wall Barometer by Richard Northern

A mahogany cased English wall barometer. Maker: Richard Northern of Hull. 94 cm long.

Aviation: two leather pilots caps, googles in case and arm band…

Vintage Pilot Gear Set

Aviation: two leather pilots caps, googles in case and arm band barometer, World War I period

Early Victorian mercury dial barometer. Walnut veneer case by S…

Victorian Mercury Dial Barometer with Walnut Veneer Case

Early Victorian mercury dial barometer. Walnut veneer case by S & F Hettish, Exeter. Features remotely set comparison indicator. Complete but needs recommissioning. Estate late Douglas Osborne Hawke. Height 90 cm

Two pocket cased brass barometers, both in moulded leather…

Brass Barometers in Leather Cases

Two pocket cased brass barometers, both in moulded leather cases, the largest 7 cm diameter

A starburst barometer, in a brass case housing an enamelled dial

Brass Starburst Barometer with Enamelled Dial

A starburst barometer, in a brass case housing an enamelled dial

A Victorian oak stick barometer marked J. Hicks London, height…

Victorian Oak Stick Barometer by J. Hicks, London

A Victorian oak stick barometer marked J. Hicks London, height 100 cm

A Clarke & Sons of Greenock barometer on cast metal eagle stand…

Clarke & Sons Greenock Barometer on Eagle Stand

A Clarke & Sons of Greenock barometer on cast metal eagle stand 48 cm high

A mahogany cased barometer maker Abraham & Co Liverpool. 90 cm.

Abraham & Co Liverpool Mahogany Barometer - 90 cm

A mahogany cased barometer maker Abraham & Co Liverpool. 90 cm.

Rare English F Darton London, ships barometer, gimble bracket,…

Rare English Darton Ships Barometer with Vintage Edney Fortin (2)

Rare English F Darton London, ships barometer, gimble bracket, a long with a vintage Edney Fortin barometer (2) 92 cm & 100 cm

Art Nouveau sterling silver mounted barometer hallmarked…

Art Nouveau Silver Barometer, Birmingham 1905

Art Nouveau sterling silver mounted barometer hallmarked Birmingham 1905, 14.7 cm high

An Australian oak mounted steel stick barometer, circa 1960,…

1960 Australian Oak Steel Stick Barometer by R.W. Skoglund

An Australian oak mounted steel stick barometer, circa 1960, manufactured by R.W Skoglund Instrument Service, Northcote, Melbourne, 102 cm high

Microbarograph by Short & Mason of London. Measures and records…

Short & Mason Microbarograph with 7-Day Recording

Microbarograph by Short & Mason of London. Measures and records barographic pressure over seven day period, includes charts. Range 950-1050mb. 24 cm high, 39 cm wide, 18 cm deep

A ships metallic barometer stamped 'E. Bourdon and Richards,…

Bourdon & Richards' 1849 Barometer

A ships metallic barometer stamped 'E. Bourdon and Richards, Patent, Paris. Universal Exhibition, London, 1849'. 23 cm diameter.

Antique oak surround barometer with porcelain dial

Antique Oak Barometer with Porcelain Dial

Antique oak surround barometer with porcelain dial

Victorian mercury dial barometer, including Hygrometer &…

Victorian Mercury Dial Barometer with Hygrometer & Thermometer

Victorian mercury dial barometer, including Hygrometer & alcohol thermometer. Mercury intact. Requires recommissioning. Estate late Douglas Osborne Hawke. Length 93 cm

A rare Breguet instrument set, by Negretti & Zambra., Hatton…

Rare Breguet Instrument Set: Negretti & Zambra, London, 1890

A rare Breguet instrument set, by Negretti & Zambra., Hatton Garden, London, circa 1890, a portable barometer with two mercury tubes and pieces for assembly housed in a silk lined wooden case, the brass base plate marked Negretti & Zambra, Hatton Garden,…

A Primavesi Brothers, Bournemouth Compensated barometer and…

Primavesi Brothers Barometer and Compass Set

A Primavesi Brothers, Bournemouth Compensated barometer and compass in fitted case, c.1,850

An ornately carved beech wood wall barometer decorated with…

Pheasant Carved Beech Wood Wall Barometer - 70cm

An ornately carved beech wood wall barometer decorated with pheasants. 70 cm high.

Oak maritime clock barometer by Chadburn & Son London

Chadburn & Son's Oak Maritime Clock Barometer

Oak maritime clock barometer by Chadburn & Son London

An antique English 8 inch wheel barometer in mahogany case with…

Antique English Wheel Barometer: Mahogany Case, Swan Neck Pediment

An antique English 8 inch wheel barometer in mahogany case with ebony and boxwood stringing and swan neck pediment, circa 1880, 97 cm high, 26 cm wide

Barometer mercury type, in mahogany case, bone dial, with…

Mercury Barometer in Mahogany Case by John Wrench

Barometer mercury type, in mahogany case, bone dial, with pressure adjustment knob, John Wrench, height 97 cm

Vintage English Stick barometer with extended mercury column…

Vintage English Stick Barometer with Thermometer

Vintage English Stick barometer with extended mercury column attached to wood frame, forecast weather conditions inscribed on metal plate, also including calibrated thermometer, length 92 cm

Antique L. Casella London thermometer, glass faced mercury…

Antique L. Casella London Thermometer with Otto Boettger Adelaide

Antique L. Casella London thermometer, glass faced mercury thermometer marked 'Otto Boettger Adelaide with wooden case

A Victorian mahogany stick barometer, a Victorian mahogany…

Victorian Mahogany Stick Barometer with Thermometer Gauge

A Victorian mahogany stick barometer, a Victorian mahogany stick barometer with mercury column by J J Ciceri, Mantica and Torres, Edinburgh. Thermometer guage. Height 94 cm

Vintage brass cased barometer marked to dial for W.H. Harling,…

Vintage Brass Barometer by W.H. Harling, London

Vintage brass cased barometer marked to dial for W.H. Harling, London, marked NSWG verso, in leather carry case, diameter 7 cm.

Antique pocket barometer by R & J Beck of London, C:1870, with…

R&J Beck Antique Pocket Barometer with Fitted Case

Antique pocket barometer by R & J Beck of London, C:1870, with silvered face & original fitted case, 5 cm, diameter

Antique Cater and Werner pocket barometer, brass cased…

Antique Cater and Werner pocket barometer, brass cased compensated travel barometer in fitted leather and silk lined case

A carved mahogany wall barometer with acorn decoration

Mahogany Acorn Wall Barometer

A carved mahogany wall barometer with acorn decoration

A Regency string inlaid mahogany barometer

Regency Mahogany Inlaid Barometer

A Regency string inlaid mahogany barometer

T.Gaunt & Co. Pty. Ltd., Melbourne: Thermometer with enamel…

Enamel Dial Thermometer in Metal Housing, c1920s

T.Gaunt & Co. Pty. Ltd., Melbourne: Thermometer with enamel dial in metal housing, c1920s. 33 cm

Luckham, Kingsbridge Victorian mahogany cased barometer and…

Victorian Mahogany Barometer with Marquetry Inlay

Luckham, Kingsbridge Victorian mahogany cased barometer and thermometer case inlaid with marquetry swag. Height 85 cm

A c.1900 lithographically printed inebriation barometer, the…

Inebriation Barometer in Arts & Craft Frame

A c.1900 lithographically printed inebriation barometer, the humorous panel gauging from 'Sober' to 'Mortally Drunk', hand coloured, under glass within a mahogany Arts & Craft frame of ecclesiastical style printed to the back 'G. Lipscomb Maker, Lambeth…

Copy of a World War II German Diplomatic dagger, approx. 15 ?'…

German WWII Diplomatic Dagger with Silver Plated Scabbard

Copy of a World War II German Diplomatic dagger, approx. 15 ?' long overall. The steel blade is maker marked F W Holler Solingen and has the thermometer logo in the centre. Has a pair of white grips. The scabbard and cross guard and handle are silver…

Vintage round brass wall barometer by Panchet, Paris,

Panchet Paris Brass Wall Barometer

Vintage round brass wall barometer by Panchet, Paris,

W. H. Allen (Tas) pocket barometer in original case

Tasmanian W.H. Allen Pocket Barometer with Case

W. H. Allen (Tas) pocket barometer in original case

Small late Victorian pocket barometer circular top wind with…

Late Victorian Pocket Barometer with Enamel Dial

Small late Victorian pocket barometer circular top wind with white enamel dial

A wooden cased barometer by J. C. Cowlishaw Ltd, Manchester,…

J.C. Cowlishaw Ltd Wooden Barometer - 103 cm High

A wooden cased barometer by J. C. Cowlishaw Ltd, Manchester, 103 cm high

A late Victorian thermometer and barometer in rococo style…

Victorian Rococo Thermometer & Barometer

A late Victorian thermometer and barometer in rococo style carved wood frame. Height 78 cm. Width 37 cm

Very fine gilt metal pocket barometer by A&N; C.O.S.L. Very…

Gilt Metal Pocket Barometer by A&N C.O.S.L

Very fine gilt metal pocket barometer by A&N; C.O.S.L. Very fine gilt metal pocket barometer by A&N C.O.S.L

Circular barometer, Shortland Smiths, England. In decorative…

Circular Barometer in Gilt Frame

Circular barometer, Shortland Smiths, England. In decorative circular gilt frame. 32 cm diameter

A Neoclassical Revival giltwood framed barometer by Dunscombe,…

A Neoclassical Revival giltwood framed barometer by Dunscombe, Bristol, 40 x 23 cm

A mahogany cased stick barometer by L. Casella London, circa…

1850s L. Casella London Mahogany Stick Barometer - 87cm

A mahogany cased stick barometer by L. Casella London, circa 1850s, with a paper scale, 87 cm high

A silky oak mounted stick barometer by Slc, circa 1930s, with…

Slc Silky Oak Stick Barometer, 1930s

A silky oak mounted stick barometer by Slc, circa 1930s, with paper scale and brass and copper fittings, 90 cm long

Victorian wall barometer weather station, wood based bracket…

Victorian Weather Station with Barometer and Thermometer

Victorian wall barometer weather station, wood based bracket containing barometer and thermometer, with needle indicator to top weather forecast dial requiring reattachment. Marked for 'M.H. Harris, Penzance,' to base. Length 101 cm

Antique barometer, 82 cm high

Antique 82cm Barometer

Antique barometer, 82 cm high

A wall barometer made for T. Gaunt of Melbourne, circa 1900,…

Antique Wall Barometer by T. Gaunt, Melbourne (1900)

A wall barometer made for T. Gaunt of Melbourne, circa 1900, cast iron housing with brass bezel, 16 cm diameter

A Georg Jensen barometer, stainless steel, black face, c 2000s,…

Georg Jensen Stainless Steel Barometer

A Georg Jensen barometer, stainless steel, black face, c 2000s, Scandinavia

A Negretti & Zambra pocket barometer/compass in nickel…

Negretti & Zambra Pocket Barometer/Compass in Nickel Case

A Negretti & Zambra pocket barometer/compass in nickel travelling case. (outer glass cracked) (fitted case)

Antique sterling silver thermometer, hallmarked Chester 1901,…

1901 Chester Hallmarked Sterling Silver Thermometer

Antique sterling silver thermometer, hallmarked Chester 1901, 12.5 cm high approx.

Vintage Short & Mason brass cased barometer diameter 13.5 cm,…

Vintage Short & Mason Brass Barometer - 13.5cm Diameter

Vintage Short & Mason brass cased barometer diameter 13.5 cm, one hand a drift

A Victorian silver cased Aird & Thomson pocket barometer, the…

Victorian Silver Pocket Barometer with Engraved Presentation

A Victorian silver cased Aird & Thomson pocket barometer, the reverse presentation engraved 'Presented to John H. Brown Esquire by a Few Friends in Glengarry, on his Departure to N.Z. December 1879'. The indicator hand loose, diameter 4.8 cm.

A boxed wall barometer with Western Australian, retailers mark:…

Frost & Shipham Wall Barometer, c.1900

A boxed wall barometer with Western Australian, retailers mark: Frost & Shipham Perth, W.A., c.1900. Dial marked: 'O. Comitti & Son Ltd. London'. Diameter 13 cm

English oak barometer with a working porcelain face fahrenheit…

English Oak Barometer with Thermometer

English oak barometer with a working porcelain face fahrenheit & centigrade thermometer. Length - 81 cm

Thomas Armstrong & Brother Ltd oak barometer with barley twist…

Oak Barometer with Brass Dial and Barley Twist Columns

Thomas Armstrong & Brother Ltd oak barometer with barley twist columns & a brass dial. Length 80 cm

A pair of folding opera glasses, and antique pocket barometer,…

Antique Opera Glasses and Pocket Barometer Set

A pair of folding opera glasses, and antique pocket barometer, the opera glasses by Lemaire, Paris, with lenses folding flat within the black leatherette covered case; the brass cased barometer by A.H. Ross, Dunedin, diameter 5 cm, (barometer)

Antique English oak barometer height 85 cm

Antique English Oak Barometer - Height: 85cm

Antique English oak barometer height 85 cm

Vintage English brass pocket barometer

English Brass Pocket Barometer - Vintage

Vintage English brass pocket barometer

English 'Smiths' android barometer in gilt frame decorated with…

Gilt-framed Android Barometer with Eagle Decoration

English 'Smiths' android barometer in gilt frame decorated with central eagle