On 8 Jan,
Bramblestick wrote:

Just noticed this strange thing!

For the last 12 years, we've had an aneroid barometer hanging in the
hall - it's probably 1930's by the look of it, and the top half of the
dial is printed in black text, and the bottom in red. I've just noticed
the the bottom half has disappeared! If you look at it from an oblique
angle, you can see the print, but it has faded to nothing!. The device
is in a really dark nook, getting no natural light, and for at least the
last 5 years the area is lit 24/7 by a lamp on a bureau - some 18" away
(Philips compact fluorescent for the last 3 years or so). The lamp has a
fabric shade, and the barometer's dial has a glass cover. It's not
something that I look at in detail every day - I've got the internet for
the weather ;-), but I know that I calibrated it a couple of years ago &
didn't notice any problem..

Any insight?

UV light. Fluorescents (of any type, cfl or long tube) are notorious for
causing the fading you mention.

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