Model of a Floating Beacon, Model of an iron floating beacon in the shape of a small ship with a mast with a screen and a wind vane. The hull is round, with a keel and with a clear distinction between fore and aft, the top is sealed and equipped with a manhole and a pump, which is closed with a hexagonal screw cap. On the keel hangs a harp closure for the anchor chain, which can be put in three different places. The mast is staggered with a front stay and two baking stays, which are executed in full-size steel. The screen consists of three semicircles, which are placed in the plane of the mast and the stages. The wind vane has a V-shaped cutout., Rijkswerf Rotterdam (possibly), Rotterdam (possibly), 1845, brass (alloy), h 20.5 cm × w 18.5 cm × d 11.8 cm
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Model, Floating Beacon, iron floating beacon, shape, small ship, mast, screen, wind vane, hull, round, keel, clear distinction, fore, aft, top, sealed, equipped, manhole, pump, closed, hexagonal screw cap, keel hangs, harp closure, anchor chain, three different places, staggered, front stay, two baking stays, executed, full-size steel, screen consists, three semicircles, placed, plane, stages, V-shaped cutout, Rijkswerf Rotterdam, Rotterdam, 1845, brass, alloy
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