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Description: | Scale: Unknown. A model of a stockless anchor by John Green patented and sanctioned in 1904. The model is made entirely from aluminium with the shank comprising of a rectangular section with two rounded faces. The pivoting crown piece is secured by a large single bolt running through from either side of the two square arms. The crown itself is a rectangular block, the lower portion of which is rounded, whilst the upper part is cut away to accommodate the two vertical tapering arms, both of which finish in mitre-shaped palms. At the top of the stock is a swivelling D-shackle held by a single pin. The shank has been cast with the inscriptions: 'GREEN'S "QUICK GRIP" PATENT' and 'JOHN GREEN OLD HILL STAFFS'.
CA: AAA.
caption: Stockless anchor - Greens quickgrip | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Greenwich anchors Ship models : their purpose and development from 1650 to the present : illustrated from the ship model collection of the National Maritime Museum Green John models (representations) | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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