ROBERT MCQUEEN & SONS (c.1845-1916)

Unusual inverted aneroid barometer (c. 1925 England)

Unusual inverted aneroid barometer (England)

European Dimensions

15.50 cm wide 59.00 cm high 6.00 cm deep

UK/USA Converted Dimensions

6.10 inches wide 23.23 inches high 2.36 inches deep

Current Item Condition

In working order. The case retains its original finish, which has been revived.

Item Description / Dealer Expertise

An unusual Art Deco influenced inverted aneroid barometer haing a solid mahogany case, withs a break arch pediment, with a central brass finial, a square engraved and silvered dial and a matching thermometer scale. The dial is signed "McQueen and Sons Ltd, Newcastle". The dial and case are marked with the registered design number 714942.

MCQUEEN & SONS

Type	Artist/Maker
Country of origin	Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Started working	Circa 1845
Stopped working	1916

Robert McQueen who was a cutler and surgical instrument maker in Newcastle from the 1840's to the 1880's. He was born in 1819 in Tynemouth. He died in 1890 in Corbridge. His son William was also a cutler.

R. McQueen and son were in Grainger St., Newcastle. In the 1850 Ward's directory for Northumberland and Durham, Robert was at 45 Grainger St., and he was listed as a cutler and surgical instrument maker. From 1858 to 1916 (the last directory I could access) R McQueen and son were at 52 Grainger St. So the firm continued long after Robert's death. By the late 1890's, the firm also advertised as opticians and makers of surgical instruments, truss and bandages, suppliers to the Newcastle Royal Infirmary. They were also makers of mathematical instruments.

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