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View full screenArtificial glass horizon, circular anodized brass plate on three levelling feet with ivory knobs, covered with blackened glass plate (mirror), and with spirit level, signed and made by Francis Watkins and William Hill of London, c. 1850
T.1911.39
Francis Watkins and William Hill, Instrument maker
London, England, Northern Europe
c. 1850
Anodised brass, Ivory, Glass, Wood, Velvet
Black glass, glass spirit level
Previous owner: Admiralty
Certifier: National Physical Laboratory (NPL)