Aneroid Barograph
date: label: date made
content: ca 1888-1909
name: label: maker
content: Richard Freres
notes: label: Description
content: The U.S. Geological Survey transferred this barograph to the Smithsonian in 1910. The base is marked “RF / PARIS” and “673.” The cover is missing. Felix Richard began making aneroid barographs in Paris in 1845. His son, Jules Richard (1848-1930) took over the business in 1876 and, in 1880, introduced a barograph with eight aneroid shells acting as a single aneroid chamber (as in this instance). The firm began trading as Richard Frères in 1882, and became Jules Richard in 1891.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: France: Île-de-France, Paris
topic: label: Subject
content: Science
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content: Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
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content: Barometers
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content: Measuring & Mapping
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: U.S. Geological Survey
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PH.252981
label: accession number
content: 49676
label: catalog number
content: 252981
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Aneroid Barograph
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 17 cm x 28 cm x 12.5 cm; 6 11/16 in x 11 in x 4 15/16 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 7 in x 10 7/8 in x 5 1/2 in; 17.78 cm x 27.6225 cm x 13.97 cm