In 1987 Barometer World moved from The Old Smithy in Merton to its current location at Quicksilver Barn.
Mr Collins is the secretary of the British Barometer Makers Association[2] and was a Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society.
The museum houses a full size replica of Merryweather's Tempest Prognosticator which was shown at the Great Exhibition in 1851.
For National Science Week 2000, Barometer World reconstructed Magdeburg Hemispheres in a demonstration on Great Torrington common.
This has resulted in the workshop reducing its output, customers need to contact them before bringing any item.
Lead glass cullet from the nearby Dartington Crystal is generally used for experimenting when the kiln is fired.