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Lot 7 : RARE SCOTTISH STICK BAROMETER, ADIE & SON, EDINBURGH

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RARE SCOTTISH STICK BAROMETER, ADIE & SON, EDINBURGH
mahogany cased, inscribed D McGregor/ Agent / Glasgow & Greenock, brass slide on side;
24"h; 3"w; 2"d
Collection G.W. Samaha
Adie & Son was a partnership between the renowned instrument maker Alexander Adie and his son John. They held a Royal warrant as Opticians to William IV and Queen Victoria. They were they only father and son to be elected as Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
Realized: $1,000 - Excluding Buyer's Premium


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