Porter's anchor
Scale: Unknown. A model of a Porter's patent anchor. The model is made entirely in brass and patinated a gunmetal colour. The stock can be removed by removing the securing wedge attached to the stock itself by a short length of chain. The ring is riveted to the top of the shank and can be pivoted. The shank is rectangular in section and close to the bottom is a lozenge shape ring that pivots on its securing pin. The flukes pivot on a securing pin which passes through the bottom of the shank and the crown. The flukes have hook protrusions.
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Object Details
ID: | SLR1916 |
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Collection: | Ship models |
Type: | Equipment model; Anchor model |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Unknown |
Date made: | Unknown |
People: | Porters, W H; Porters & Co |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |