Model of an Anchor, Wooden model of Hawkins' patent anchor. This anchor does not have a normal anchor pole, this has been replaced by a short stick placed perpendicular to the cross of the arms. The arms and anchor rod rotate together in the forked end of the shaft, the anchor rod forcing the hands into the ground, the stick is brought into the correct position by a rope on a harp near the anchor cross, with which the anchor can also be lifted. The hands are in the same plane as the arms. There is a harp at the top end of the shaft. Scale 1:10 (estimate)., anonymous, 1821 and/or 1823, wood (plant material), bronze (metal), total: l 29.5 cm s 12.9 cm anchor stock: w 9 cm
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Model, Anchor, Wooden model, Hawkins' patent anchor, anchor, normal anchor pole, replaced, short stick placed perpendicular, cross, arms, anchor rod rotate together, forked, shaft, anchor rod forcing, hands, ground, stick, correct position, rope, harp, anchor cross, lifted, plane, top, Scale 1, 10, estimate, 1821, 1823, wood, plant material, bronze, metal, total, l 29 5
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