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GHR-KE-1994-00002 Registered

Ship’s barometer

Van Leeuwen & Zonen, Amsterdam · Date unknown · Made in Netherlands

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Identification

Reference
GHR-KE-1994-00002
Object
Ship’s barometerVerified
Category
Scientific & precision instrument
Maker
Van Leeuwen & Zonen, AmsterdamVerified
Serial number
Recorded by the registry · not shown publicly
Date
Date unknownUnknownApplicant-submitted
Made in
Netherlands
Current location
Thika, Kenya
Registered
5 Mar 1994

Physical description

Verified

Ship’s barometer by Van Leeuwen & Zonen, with bevelled glass and brass bezel. Used in Thika for much of its working life.

Height
275 mm
Width
268 mm
Depth
97 mm
Weight
2.39 kg

Method: Applicant’s measurements

Materials
Brass case, silvered dial, glass
Condition
Fair — Some damage, losses or later repairs.Verified
Condition notes
Some later repairs and replaced fittings.

Marks and inscriptions

“VAN LEEUWEN & ZONEN · No. ••••”

Provenance and custody history

Verified

Kiprotich Mwangi, 1937: Recorded in an inventory at Thika. Hiwot Said, 1963: Bought from a dealer. Isla MacLeod, 1978: Bought at auction. Nairobi University Collections, 1986: Institutional transfer by the current custodian.

  1. 1935
    Van Leeuwen & Zonen Manufacture · Netherlands
    Made and numbered ••••.
    EstimateSource: Specialist opinion
  2. 1937
    Kiprotich Mwangi Acquisition · Thika
    Recorded in an inventory at Thika.
    VerifiedSource: Family account
  3. 1963
    Hiwot Said Sale · Thika
    Bought from a dealer.
    VerifiedSource: Will
  4. 1978
    Isla MacLeod Sale · Thika
    Bought at auction.
    VerifiedSource: Accession register
  5. 1986
    Nairobi University Collections Transfer · Thika
    Institutional transfer by the current custodian.
    Applicant-submittedSource: Family account
  6. 1994
    Nairobi University Collections Registration · Thika
    Entered on the Global Heritage Registry.
    VerifiedSource: Registry decision
Acquired by current custodian
Institutional transfer, 1986 — Isla MacLeodVerified

Inspections and verification

DateStatusOutcomeNotes
25 Feb 1994 Completed Consistent with record Inspection report held by the registry.