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Description: | Scale: Unknown. A model of a patent stockless anchor made entirely from steel with a gun metal finish. The shank is rectangular in section and tapers slightly towards the crown which finishes at a right angle. Through the crown is a pair of swivelling, elongated, flat bottomed flukes mounted vertically to the shank. In the middles of the crown is a small swivelling D shackle, and just above the crown on the shank is another small swivelling gravity D shackle. The top of the shank is fitted with a swivelling bow shackle. The shank and crown are complete with a number of stamped inscriptions: 'NAVAL TYPE' (twice), 'SMITH'S PATENT B'; 'STOCKLESS ANCHOR 35'.
CA: AAA.
caption: Anchor model
caption: Record Shot - Do not reproduce. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Smiths Greenwich anchors Ship models : their purpose and development from 1650 to the present : illustrated from the ship model collection of the National Maritime Museum models (representations) | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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