Equipment model; Anchor model
Scale: Unknown. A model of John Eynon's wrought iron anchor, sanctioned in 1920. The model is made entirely in aluminium alloy which is patinated a dark grey colour. The shank is square in section with rounded corners and at the top there is a 'D' ring that pivots on a round headed rivet. The bottom of the shank swivels within a rectangular aperture in the crown which is wide in section. The two swivelling pins are held in place by a pair of clamps that are each secured to the flat bottom of the crown by a pair of nuts (one nut currently missing). The arms are short and straight sided and terminate in a pair of elongated flukes that point vertically upwards.
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Object Details
ID: | SLR1949 |
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Collection: | Ship models |
Type: | Equipment model; Anchor model |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Unknown |
Date made: | circa 1920 |
People: | Wilfred Bayliss: Amalgamated Chains & Anchors Ltd (Bayliss Collection); Eynon, John Eynon, John |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
Measurements: | Overall model: 196 x 143 x 58 mm |