A person recording drum manometer or barograph. The large cylindrical metal drum with vertical glass tubes (mercury or alcohol columns) could be a multi-channel barograph, manometer, or environmental recorder, tracking: Atmosphere pressure, Gas pressures and/or lab environment parameters.
Context:
<p><strong data-start="1806" data-end="1818">Purpose:</strong> Data recording over time—probably related to <strong data-start="1864" data-end="1924">environmental, chemical, or physical pressure monitoring</strong>.</p>
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