Equipment model; Anchor model; Killick

Scale: Unknown. A model of a killick from Ile de Brehat, Cote du Nord, Brittany consisting of two flat pieces of wood tapering to a point at their ends which have been notched to form a flat cross shape. There is a single stone almost rectangular in shape. This is held in place by four wooden sticks coming up through the wooden cross which are secured together with twine at the top as well as half way down their length at the top of the stone.

Object Details

ID: ZBA4830
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: 105 mm x 55 mm x 50 mm