Equipment model; Anchor model

Scale: Unknown. Model of a Bleeker's patent anchor sanctioned in 1914, and made entirely in steel and plated (plating worn and corroded). The shank is square in section and at the top of which is a D-ring that pivots on a bolt. The shank pivots on the crown through an arc of approximately 80 degrees. The bottom of the crown has a rectangular aperture through which the bottom of the shank can be seen. The shank is prevented from slipping off by means of a bolt running through the bottom of the crown and secured by a split pin. The flat bottomed arms are surmounted by two elongated flukes whose palms are inscribed twice "Bleeker" and "New York".

Object Details

ID: SLR1957
Collection: Ship models
Type: Equipment model; Anchor model
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: circa 1914
People: Bleeker, A; Bleeker, A
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall model: 200 x 130 x 64 mm