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Roof artificial horizon
A rectangular black-lacquered brass trough and a brass-framed roof-shaped cover. Two sides of the cover have clear glass panels, at an angle of 90 degrees.
Accompanying the instrument is a polished brass bottle with a threaded stopper for storing the mercury when the instrument is not in use.
The artificial horizon is contained in a fitted mahogany box, marked on the lid ‘[crown] Alfred 1861’, and containing a trade label for Elliott Brothers, 101 St. Martin’s Lane, London, successors to Watkins and Hill.
Belonged to Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh (1844-1900), son of Queen Victoria, who had an active Naval career, became an Admiral of the Fleet, and in 1863 became Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. The Elliott Brothers were at this address after 1873.
Accompanying the instrument is a polished brass bottle with a threaded stopper for storing the mercury when the instrument is not in use.
The artificial horizon is contained in a fitted mahogany box, marked on the lid ‘[crown] Alfred 1861’, and containing a trade label for Elliott Brothers, 101 St. Martin’s Lane, London, successors to Watkins and Hill.
Belonged to Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh (1844-1900), son of Queen Victoria, who had an active Naval career, became an Admiral of the Fleet, and in 1863 became Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. The Elliott Brothers were at this address after 1873.
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Object Details
| ID: | NAV0003 |
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| Collection: | Astronomical and navigational instruments |
| Type: | Artificial Mercurial Horizon |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Elliott Bros |
| Date made: | 1861 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 148 mm x 188 mm x 131 mm |
| Parts: | Roof artificial horizon |