Wall barometer

Wall barometer by Bratt Instrument Co., with bevelled glass and brass bezel. Used in Nairobi for much of its working life.

Height

227 mm

Width

286 mm

Depth

62 mm

Weight

1.58 kg

Method: Measured at inspection

Materials

Brass case, silvered dial, glass

Condition

Good — Complete, with wear consistent with age and use.Verified

Condition notes

Complete, with wear consistent with age and use.

Marks and inscriptions

“BRATT INSTRUMENT CO. · No. ••••”

Lamu Railway Heritage Trust, 1940: Recorded in an inventory at Nairobi. Eldoret Industrial Heritage Society, 1969: Transferred into an institutional collection. Rehema Mushi, 1978: Bought at auction. Nyeri University Collections, 1990: Transferred into an institutional collection. Nairobi University Collections, 1995: Institutional transfer by the current custodian.

1. 1928
   Bratt Instrument Co. Manufacture · United States

   Made and numbered ••••.

   VerifiedSource: Maker’s marks
2. 1940
   Lamu Railway Heritage Trust Acquisition · Nairobi

   Recorded in an inventory at Nairobi.

   Verified
3. 1969
   Eldoret Industrial Heritage Society Transfer · Nairobi

   Transferred into an institutional collection.

   VerifiedSource: Bill of sale
4. 1978
   Rehema Mushi Sale · Nairobi

   Bought at auction.

   VerifiedSource: Bill of sale
5. 1990
   Nyeri University Collections Transfer · Nairobi

   Transferred into an institutional collection.

   VerifiedSource: Will
6. 1995
   Nairobi University Collections Transfer · Nairobi

   Institutional transfer by the current custodian.

   Applicant-submittedSource: Deed of gift
7. 1998
   Nairobi University Collections Registration · Nairobi

   Entered on the Global Heritage Registry.

   VerifiedSource: Registry decision

Acquired by current custodian

Institutional transfer, 1995 — Nyeri University CollectionsVerified