Equipment model; Anchor model; Half killick

Scale: Unknown. A model of a half killick from Bessy's Cove, Cornwall consisting of a single slightly curved thick wooden branch with the bark left on, cut to a point at either end through which passes a forked grown bough which holds a roughly rectangular block of stone in place. The forked end of the bough just above the stone forms an eye for lashing the cable.

Object Details

ID: ZBA4757
Type: Equipment model; Anchor model; Half killick
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Places: Devon; Southampton
Date made: Unknown
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 42 mm x 55 mm x 40 mm