Equipment model; Anchor model

Scale: Unknown. Model of a Hall's patent anchor, made entirely in brass which has been either plated or lacquered. The shank is rectangular in section and has a D-ring shackle that swivels on a round-headed rivet at the top. On two sides of the shank are inscriptions: 'Halls patent' and 'Jessops Steel'. The crown has a large rectangular aperture through which the base of the shank can be seen. The shank pivots on the crown through an arc of about seventy five degrees. Two flat arms sweep up from the crown and extend upwards terminating in a pair of arrow-shaped flukes.

Object Details

ID: SLR1950
Collection: Ship models
Type: Equipment model; Anchor model
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Jessops Steel; Unknown
Date made: Unknown
People: Halls, Halls; Halls, Halls
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall model: 197 mm x 108 mm x 42 mm