Easy-Read Brass Rain Gauge

Rain Check. This Easy-Read Brass Rain Gauge can rest in its whimsical spiral stake or hang on a post (mounting ring included). Numerals indicate 1/10 increments on the front; 1 millimeter, on the reverse—both magnified by the water collected in the convex-shaped glass vial. Brass screen keeps out debris. Glass and solid brass.  23"l. x 2"dia.

Museum Provenance

Reminiscent of the historic rain gauges in catalogs dating back to the turn of the last century found in our Smithsonian Institution Libraries.

Every Smithsonian purchase will arrive with a museum provenance card explaining how it is adapted from or inspired by an object or objects in our collection.