Most people walk past antique barometers at estate sales without a second glance. They see an old wooden instrument on a wall ...

I don't know about you, but I've been a regular watcher of the local TV news for decades. The news and sports are well and good, but the weather forecast is always the main event. When the temps start ...

You might have read news articles claiming an EU ban on mercury means the end for the humble British barometer. But it turns out the story's a lot more complicated - as we found out when we met ...

Mercury Stick Barometer made by Horn & Thornthwaite instrument makers. The body is made of oak with displays for the barometer and integral thermometer of engraved bone. The Barometer is calbrated in ...

Regency wheel barometer made by John Russell The MT3 rocking chair The barometer is more famous as a metaphor than an object. The word rolls off the tongue nicely and makes the most obvious statement ...