Equipment model; Anchor model; Half killick

Scale: Unknown. A model of a half killick from Inishmore, Aran Islands, Galway Bay consisting of two flat rectangular wooden boards lashed together at the top with a rope binding. The boards form an A shape inside which a flat rectangular block of stone is secured and held in place by a single elongated wooden peg, forming a pair of arms. At the bottom of the killick is a section of rope to which the cable can be attached to.

Object Details

ID: ZBA4812
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: 40 mm x 40 mm x 40 mm