Fischer Instruments 7278-34 German Traditional Oak Barometer with Thermometer This traditional piece is at home in any fine study, library, upscale restaurant or scientific laboratory. The rich, wood framed weather station measures temperature (in F and C), and barometric pressure (mbar and inHg). The brass bezels display an air of quality and accuracy one would expect with a fine, handcrafted weather instrument from Fischer Instruments. The Fischer factory for precision instruments was founded in 1945 by aircraft engineer Kurt Fischer, in a small village in the Erzgebirge called Drebach. Still owned and operated by the Fischer family, the experienced engineers and craftsman have designed quality instruments for measuring weather and climate. Precise instruments, well balanced, and well crafted to the finest detail.