George III Period Brass Sundial by Benjamin Cockings of Bridgewater cased thermometer or supplied goods for resale

or supplied goods for resale to Bate during this early period

his estate being passed to his brother’s children

The two scale plates and accompanying verniers would allow the user to take one measurement at 10am the first day and then another with the other side on the following day and thus enabling them to visually track the movements in atmospheric pressure over time

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William Henry Avery continued to run the company employing his eldest son William Beilby before his death in 1874

George III Period Brass Sundial by Benjamin Cockings of Bridgewater cased thermometer or supplied goods for resaleFor sale, a George III Period Brass Sundial by Benjamin Cockings of Bridgewater. Comprised of an eight inch brass dial with Arabic numeral divisions, an incredibly unusual design feature for the period. The inner arc is further engraved with degrees subdivisions radiating in a solar pattern from the front edge of the gnomon. The latter two thirds of the dial are reserved for the makers name, B. Cockings, Bridgewater Fecit. Above the name is further