Equipment model; Anchor model

Scale: Unknown. A model of the stock and upper section of shank of an anchor. The model is made entirely in wood and painted a uniform black. The model consists of four component parts which includes the peg and wedge that secures the shank to the stock. The model depicts an iron stock with rings at both ends. The upper face of the stock is flat while the underside has been rounded off. The bottom face of the shank is rectangular with a circular dowel in the centre. A paper label has been applied to one face of the shank marked "169".

Object Details

ID: SLR2087
Collection: Ship models
Type: Equipment model; Anchor model
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: Unknown
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection
Measurements: Overall model: 327 mm x 640 mm x 48 mm