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GHR-KE-2001-00006 Registered

Ship’s barometer

Maison Dufrêne, Paris · Date unknown · Made in France

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Identification

Reference
GHR-KE-2001-00006
Object
Ship’s barometerVerified
Category
Scientific & precision instrument
Maker
Maison Dufrêne, ParisVerified
Date
Date unknownUnknownApplicant-submitted
Made in
France
Current location
Mombasa, Kenya
Registered
22 Mar 2001

Physical description

Verified

Ship’s barometer by Maison Dufrêne, with recording pointer. Used in Mombasa for much of its working life.

Height
266 mm
Width
191 mm
Depth
75 mm
Weight
Not recorded

Method: Measured at inspection

Materials
Brass case, silvered dial, glass
Condition
Fair — Some damage, losses or later repairs.Verified
Condition notes
Losses to the surface and one replaced component.

Provenance and custody history

Applicant-submitted

Nairobi University Collections, 1895: Recorded in an inventory at Mombasa. Declan Byrne, 1906: Received as a gift. Malindi Maritime Collection, 1932: Transferred into an institutional collection. Nairobi University Collections, 1985: Institutional transfer by the current custodian.

  1. 1893
    Maison Dufrêne Manufacture · France
    Made.
    EstimateSource: Specialist opinion
  2. 1895
    Nairobi University Collections Acquisition · Mombasa
    Recorded in an inventory at Mombasa.
    VerifiedSource: Inventory entry
  3. 1906
    Declan Byrne Gift · Mombasa
    Received as a gift.
    VerifiedSource: Letter
  4. 1932
    Malindi Maritime Collection Transfer · Mombasa
    Transferred into an institutional collection.
    VerifiedSource: Family account
  5. 1985
    Nairobi University Collections Transfer · Mombasa
    Institutional transfer by the current custodian.
    Applicant-submittedSource: Family account
  6. 2001
    Nairobi University Collections Registration · Mombasa
    Entered on the Global Heritage Registry.
    VerifiedSource: Registry decision
Acquired by current custodian
Institutional transfer, 1985 — Malindi Maritime CollectionVerified

Inspections and verification

No physical inspection has been carried out. Facts marked Verified were confirmed from documentary evidence.