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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;afantiques, post: 103992, member: 25&quot;]I agree the antiques.com price is very much &quot;We saw you Coming&quot; scale.</p><p><br /></p><p>To test aneroid barometers, place them in a clear plastic bag, hold the bag closed and squeeze. This increases the trapped air pressure and the needle should move. It&#039;s a crude test but quick and easy and establishes that the aneroid capsule is not leaky ot the mechanism broken.</p><p><br /></p><p>A magnifying glass and sunlight will test the thermometer, just don&#039;t fry it. If it is not behing glass obviously body heat will do it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Reamur scale indicates an early model. If there is no mention of weather conditions and the pressure scale goes up to about 34 inches, it is a mining barometer.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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