Aneroid barometer by Chris. Olsen c1930s.

The owner believes this to date from before WW2 (or possibly the 1920s). It has a polished oak twist carved surround.

Chris. Olsen was a compass adjuster and nautical instrument maker on Fish Dock Road, Grimsby.

In 1909, Ole Theodor Olsen (1838-1925) was also a compass adjuster and nautical instrument maker on Fish Dock Road, Grimsby at the same time as Chris(tian) Olsen. How were they related? Father and son?

Ole Theodor Olsen was a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. He was born in Christansand, Norway. After years at sea, he had an extensive knowledge of the movements of fish in the North Sea. He settled down in Grimsby as a maker of nautical instruments and a publisher of books for fishermen including editions of Olsen’s Fisherman’s Nautical Almanack, Tide Tables and Directory of All British Fishing Vessels. Ole Theodor Olsen received honours in several countries, including Norway, Sweden and Japan.