Galileo Thermometer $32.95 Italian scientist Galileo Galilei found that balls in a liquid-filled cylinder rise or fall according to the ambient temperature. The lowest floating ball indicates the current room temperature (in four-degree increments ranging from 64 degrees fahrenheit to 80 degrees fahrenheit). These 13" handblown glass instruments are amazingly accurate and make fine gifts. Add to Cart
Signal Flag Pockets $17.99 Original ship's canvas used to stitch bags from solid color dyed fabrics. Pockets are lined with cotton. Reminiscent of the wall hangings used in windjammers' bunk beds. Practical in beach houses, guest rooms, and childrens' bedrooms. Holds stuffed teddy bears, fishing gear, books. Ideal for In and Out mail, newspapers, and magazines. Takes up little space and comes handsomely gift packaged in a cardboard tube. Includes a laminated flag reference card. Makes for a fun, decorative and practical gift. Size: 17.5" x 22.25". Add to Cart
1921 USA Globe $64.95 We found original charts dating back to 1921 at the Library of Congress. A Weber & Costello, Chicago Heights, USA production, showing the world in all its (colonial) splendor. We have reproduced them in detail, showing the world as it was studied by our (great) grandparents in the twenties. Interesting. No more need to scout garage sales and Madison Avenue antique dealers. Weighted hardwood base. Bronze finial and support. Globe made up of twelve chrono-lithographed gores applied to a celluloid core, exactly as they were made early in the 20th century. Size: W. 7" H. 12". Add to Cart
Weather Ball $39.95 Legend holds that the German playwright Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) devised this simple but effective barometer based on principles of forecasting established in the 17th century. Shifts in atmospheric pressure cause liquid to rise in the spout when precipitation looms and to fall with clearing weather. Symbols imprinted on the glass help you predict changes in local conditions 6 to 12 hours in advance. 4.5"W x 7.5"H. Add to Cart
Washington Weather $29.95 This 2002 publication, authored by Kevin Ambrose, Dan Henry, and Andy Weiss, examines three centuries of Washington area weather. The 252-page color hardcover book contains over 300 images and photographs of blizzards, thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes, and floods and expounds on Washington's record cold waves and heat waves. Dan Henry is Chief Meteorologist for KDFW-TV, FOX-4, Dallas (former meteorologist for WJLA-TV, ABC-7, Washington) and holds a B.S. in Meteorology from Penn State University. Add to Cart
New England Weather and Climate $29.95 This "must read" offers an in-depth explanation of the latest theoretical insights into New England's weather along with a flurry of stories and lore about the vagaries of this fascinating climate. The book is divided into the seasons as we actually experience them - ski season, mud season, beach and lake season, and foliage season. It includes photos and illustrations: some all too familiar, many hard to believe. Gregory Zielinski and Barry Keim succeed in providing an illuminating and entertaining analysis and commentary while whole-heartedly embracing the region's atmospheric peculiarities. Hardcover. Add to Cart
