Equipment model; Anchor model

Scale: Unknown. Model of an anchor with a hollow shank. The model is made mainly of brass, the shank being made from a tubular piece of brass which is open at both ends, and which has a pair of conventional flukes and palms. The top end of the shank is slightly flared with two wing bolts on either side. The model has a wooden stock painted black, made in two longitudinal sections which are bound together by four square brass rings (one ring missing). There are two square brass frames screwed to either side of the stock.

Object Details

ID: SLR2018
Collection: Ship models
Type: Equipment model; Anchor model
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: Unknown
People: South Kensington Museum; Kingston, W. Kingston, W.
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall model: 425 x 246 x 415 mm