Finials & set keys

Pineapple finial, 1 7/16" showing

Early style finial, large, 1 3/4" showing

Early style finial, medium, 1" showing

Early style finial, small, 3/4" showing

Small acorn finial, 1" showing

Medium traditional finial, 1 5/8" showing

Narrow finial, 1 9/16" showing

Medium finial, squat, 1 3/8" showing

Ivory finial thin style (mid to late victorian wheel barometers)
1 7/16" tall x 3/8" wide. Genuine Ivory, needs aging to suit.

Large traditional finial suitable 10" and 12" barometers, 2 1/16" showing

Urn shaped finial, 1 3/8" showing

Ivory urn finial, 1 3/8" tall x 5/8" wide

Edwardian heavy finial, 2 3/8" showing, max o/d 7/8"

German aneroid top finial, wood

German aneroid bottom finial, wood

German aneroid middle finials, pair

Ivory topped set key, (made to order from old ivory as available)

Bone topped set key, (can be nicely aged if stained slightly with water stain)
Most old barometers had bone set keys, these are genuine bone.

Oak set key, approxiamately 7/8" diameter

Mahogany set key, approxiamately 7/8" diameter

Walnut set key, approxiamately 7/8" diameter

Ebony set key, approxiamately 7/8" diameter

Ship's style set key, bone, ¾" diameter

Set key spindle to make your own set keys, with tapered square hole 2mm sq at widest

Set key spindle with square top for riveting. Tappered square hole 2.5mm sq at widest

Set key spindle (small) 1.8mm hole. Internal square approx. 1.8mm sq and tappering. 8mm diameter. 20mm long showing with a 2mm sq. fixing for riveting knob. 12mm long

Imitation ivory set key, hand riveted

Brass collet for around the set key spindle. Also used for gimbal collets on ships barometers

Brass set key, cast, 7/8" diameter

Mother-of-pearl set key, approxiamately 1" diameter
If you have ever worked M.O.P. you'll know just how tough it is!
To special order we can make engraved patterned types.