LEGION D’HONNEUR PRESENTATION MARINE INSTRUMENTS FOR FRENCH NAVAL OFFICER MARCEL ANDRE RAOUL EBSTEIN KALFA BY A HURLIMANN PARIS Antique anemometer for sale catalogues and other associated ephemera

catalogues and other associated ephemera

Included is one example of later manufacture which is comprised of a wooden base and glass insulated rod

Contents 1 Instruments for Ascertaining Atmospheric Pressure 2 Syphon Tube Barometers 3 Barographs

Commemorative barometers such as these are somewhat rare

numerous companies such as Max Kohl of Germany are known to have produced them in latter stages of the Nineteenth Century and early Twentieth Century

LEGION D’HONNEUR PRESENTATION MARINE INSTRUMENTS FOR FRENCH NAVAL OFFICER MARCEL ANDRE RAOUL EBSTEIN KALFA BY A HURLIMANN PARIS Antique anemometer for sale catalogues and other associated ephemeraFor sale a suite of Legion DHonneur presentation marine instruments for French Naval Officer Marcel Andre Raoul Ebstein Kalfa, manufactured by the Parisian firm of Ponthus & Therrode (successors to the firm of A Hurlimann). The set comprises of three walnut cased instruments, a sextant, a pair of associated binoculars which may be attached to sextant and an artificial horizon. The skilfully proportioned ladder framed sextant is complete with index