Equipment model; Anchor model; Killick

Scale: Unknown. A model of a killick from Ellerbeck, Holstein. The killick consists of two flat pieces of wood tapering to rounded ends to form a flat cross shape. There are two small cylindrical shaped stones which are held in position by four wooden sticks coming up through the wooden cross. The sticks are tied with twine to form a neck and protrude above forming two V shaped features.

Object Details

ID: ZBA4786
Type: Equipment model; Anchor model; Killick
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Places: Devon; Southampton
Date made: Unknown
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 60 mm x 55 mm x 50 mm