Equipment model; Anchor model

Scale: Unknown. A model of a Homer's Atlas anchor sanctioned in 1904, made entirely in metal, probably brass, and gilded. The shank is rectangular in section at the top of which is a D-ring that pivots on a round headed rivet. The shank pviots on the crown through an arc of approximately 75 degrees. On either side of the shank there are two metal bars secured by bolts and nuts. The bottom of the crown has a rectangular aperture through which the shank can be seen. The arms are flat bottomed and the flukes are vertical with a concave indentation along the length.

Object Details

ID: SLR1965
Collection: Ship models
Type: Equipment model; Anchor model
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: circa 1904
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall model: 157 x 90 x 47 mm