Round sennit

Round sennit. Made for fancy work. Machine made, it is used as a blind cord; and made up around a core, is otten employed for the sheets of small racing boats. for when wet it will not form dangerous kinks as will cable-laid rope. An example of ropework from a collection of demonstration knots.

Object Details

ID: AAA0095.48
Type: Round sennit
Display location: Not on display
Creator: National Maritime Museum
Date made: After 1937
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 25 mm x 197 mm x 27 mm
Parts: Knot collection