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Description: | inscription, painting, B1030
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This is a mooring buoy. The floating buoy held up the end of a chain, which was fixed to the river bed, and a ship could be made fast to it. It is made from sheets of wrought iron, riveted together and hammered at the edges to seal any leaks. This process (caulking) was used until the advent of welding.
Material: metal, iron (wrought)
image | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Identifier: | emu.ecatalogue.maritimehistory.394211 | Go to resource |
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