Dinsey anchor (1865)

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Scale: Unknown. Model of an anchor proposed by Mr Peter Dinsey in 1865. The model has been made entirely of wood and has a stock that pivots on a wooden dowel. The dowel is attached to a double shank at the end of which two flukes, which can be moved independently, can be folded together against the shank. The designer's visiting card is attached to one of the palms. A label attached to the top face of the pivoting stock reads "DI 2991-63 Sc Mus p69 20 No 203 Class 6".

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Object Details

ID:	SLR1905
Collection:	Ship models
Type:	Equipment model; Anchor model
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Unknown
Date made:	circa 1865
People:	South Kensington Museum; Dinzey, Peter
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall model: 428 x 377 x 607 mm
Parts:	Dinsey anchor (1865) Equipment model; Anchor model; Double shank (SLR1905.1) Equipment model; Anchor model; Pivoting stock (SLR1905.2) Equipment model; Anchor model; Shank (SLR1905.3) Equipment model; Anchor model; Unidentified part (SLR1905.4)