A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments - Negretti & Zambra Seven Day Razor Set The developments of Admiral Fitzroys

The developments of Admiral Fitzroys meteorological work brought this branch of science to the public eye and instrument makers were keen to provide the public with instruments that would provide more succinct and accurate methods of weather prediction

The company continued its association with royalty and went on to win a Great Exhibition Medal in 1851

the trademark now rests under the ownership of Carlsberg Breweries

The dome top of the case is mimicked within the scale plate by a separate domed piece of glass

This rare and early example is comprised of a Bakelite rectangular base with input to the front for an additional discharge wand and the manufacturer transfer to the front stating “Physica”

A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments - Negretti & Zambra Seven Day Razor Set The developments of Admiral FitzroysThis treatise on meteorological instruments was first published in 1864 by the partnership of Henry Negretti and Joseph Zambra, meteorological instrument makers to Queen Victoria, and describes the method of construction, scientific principles and practical uses of barometers, thermometers, hygrometers, rain gauges, anemometers, electrometers, ozonometers and other meteorological instruments. The instruments are fully described, with the help of