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Equipment model; Anchor model
Scale: Unknown. A model of a round oak stockless anchor (1912). The model is made entirely from brass and consists of a tapering shank which is rectangular in section with two rounded sides. It is connected to the crown assembly by a large horizontal pin and pivots through an angle of approximately ninety degrees. The U-shaped crown is rectangular in plan with the underside intersected by cross-shaped bars. Above, the arms curve upwards at ninety degrees and run parallel to the shank finishing with tear drop shaped palms tapering towards a point. The top of the shank finishes with a swivelling D-shaped shackle held by a pin while the main body of the shank has been cast with the inscription: 'THE ROUNDOAK STOCKLESS ANCHOR'.
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Object Details
| ID: | SLR1956 |
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| Collection: | Ship models |
| Type: | Equipment model; Anchor model |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | circa 1912 |
| People: | Wilfred Bayliss: Amalgamated Chains & Anchors Ltd (Bayliss Collection); Dudley, Earl of |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall model: 115 x 61 x 28 mm |
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