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Reliable instrument: Even though it was built in the 1850s, this mercurial wheel type barometer Bill Daniels has, built by Toronto craftsman Charles Potter, still gives a reliable accurate weather forecast today.
Reliable instrument: Even though it was built in the 1850s, this mercurial wheel type barometer Bill Daniels has, built by Toronto craftsman Charles Potter, still gives a reliable accurate weather forecast today.

Reliable instrument: Even though it was built in the 1850s, this mercurial wheel type barometer Bill Daniels has, built by Toronto craftsman Charles Potter, still gives a reliable accurate weather forecast today.

Date3/22/1991
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0126425F
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