Equipment model; Anchor model
Scale: Unknown. A model of a Dunn's No.2 anchor sanctioned in 1910, and made entirely in aluminium alloy which is patinated or oxidised a dark grey colour. The shank is square in section and at the top of which is an elongated D-shackle that pivots on a flush rivet. The crown has a square base with a rectangular aperture in the centre through which the bottom of the shank can be seen. The shank pivots on the crown through an arc of approximately 90 degrees. The arms are flat bottomed and the flukes are vertical to a height of about 3/4 that of the shank. The palms are twice inscribed, "American Steel Foundries" and "Dunn".
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Object Details
ID: | SLR1958 |
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Collection: | Ship models |
Type: | Equipment model; Anchor model |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Unknown |
Date made: | 1910 |
People: | American Steel Founderies; American Steel Founderies |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall model: 234 mm x 160 mm x 70 mm |