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Framed Print of Barometers for life-boat stations, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Barometers for life-boat stations, 1860. Public attention has frequently been called to the invaluable use of a barometer for indicating a coming storm. It not unfrequently happens that a notice of a gale is given by a barometer two or three days before it actually takes place. It seems plain that with such powers placed providentially in our hands the calamities now endured by our fishermen and coasters might in many instances be avoided. A good barometer in a public situation would warn them in time what to expect, and they could thus be frequently able to avoid the terrible consequences of storms so often at present proving fatal to them...Some time since Admiral Fitzroy, who, as chief of the meteorological department of the Government, obtained the sanction of the Board of Trade to supply some forty of our poorer fishing villages with barometers, some of which have been of great service to the fishermen...It is proposed to fix such instruments wherever found useful and practicable in conspicuous positions of the National Life-boat Institution's life-boat houses, which are situated on most parts of the coast of the United Kingdom...The making of the barometers has been intrusted to Messrs. Negretti and Zambra...'. From Illustrated London News, 1860. Heritage Images features heritage image collections. © The Print Collector/Heritage Images
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Media ID 36347248
Barometer Captain Fitz Roy Captain Robert Fitzroy Measurement Measurements Meteorological Meteorological Equipment Meteorology Prediction Rnli Robert Fitzroy Royal National Lifeboat Institute Royal National Lifeboat Institution Scale Scale Drawing Vice Admiral Robert Fitzroy Weather Forecast
Modern Frame 14"x12" (36x31cm)
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Wood effect frame, card mounted, 10x8 fade resistant photo print. Overall outside dimensions 14x12 inches (36x31cm). Environmentally and ozone friendly, 40mm wide x 15mm Polycore® moulding has the look of real wood, is durable and light and easy to hang. Biodegradable and made with non-chlorinated gases (no toxic fumes) it is efficient; producing 100 tons of polystyrene can save 300 tons of trees! Prints are glazed with lightweight, shatterproof, optical clarity acrylic (providing the same general protection from the environment as glass). The back is stapled hardboard with a sawtooth hanger attached. Note: measurements provided are estimated outer dimensions, which include both the image and the frame. While we aim to keep sizing consistent, exact dimensions may vary slightly due to differences in print size or production requirements, which may result in a variation in the overall size (up to approximately 2.5cm (1"))
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Estimated Image Size (if not cropped) is 12.5cm x 24.4cm (4.9" x 9.6")
Estimated Product Size is 31cm x 36cm (12.2" x 14.2")
