Equipment model; Anchor model
Scale: Unknown. A model of a Canadian Steel Foundries patent anchor sanctioned in 1908. The model is made entirely in aluminium and patinated or oxidised a dark matt grey colour. The shank is rectangular in section, at the top of which is a D-ring. The shank pivots on the crown. The bottom of the crown has a rectangular aperture through which the bottom of the shank can be seen. There are ridges protruding along the length of the flukes. On one side the ridges end with a circular and diamond shaped pattern. The shank pivots on the crown through an arc of approximately 80 degrees.
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Object Details
ID: | SLR1963 |
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Collection: | Ship models |
Type: | Equipment model; Anchor model |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Unknown |
Date made: | circa 1908 |
People: | Canadian Steel Foundries; Canadian Steel Foundries |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall model: 212 x 150 x 50 mm |