Francis Watkins

(b. 1723, Newchurch, Powys – d. 1791, England )

Gender: M

Francis Watkins (1723-1791) was an optician and maker of optical and scientific appliances, whose shop was at the sign of Sir Isaac Newton’s Head in Charing Cross.

Also known as:

Francis Watkins

Mentioned in 2 letters

Title	EMCO ID
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to James Beattie	1886
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to James Beattie	1887

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