Equipment model; Anchor model

Scale: Unknown. A model depicting part of the process of manufacturing a scarph chock anchor, made entirely of iron. The model shows an irregular ovoid-shaped lump of iron, with a smooth flattened face, and a less distinct rounded area on the underside. Attached to one end of the ovoid lump, and extending from it, is a long, tapering, four-sided bar, slightly irregular in shape. The bar terminates in a point. On the smooth underside part '4' is stamped and a number '1' is stamped on the tapered square section.

Object Details

ID: SLR1937
Collection: Ship models
Type: Equipment model; Anchor model
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: Unknown
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall model: 9 x 200 x 11 mm