L3596

Equipment model; Anchor model; Half killick Long Caption: Scale: Unknown. A model of a half killick from Mousehole, Cornwall consisting of two flat wooden boards which taper at the top end and are lashed together by a series of flat metal straps around the stone and boards. The boards form an A shape enclosing the stone halfway down. At the bottom a slightly curved circular metal rod forming arms passes through the board, whilst at the top there is a circular metal ring for attaching the cable to. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, UK Object: ZBA4760 Artist: unknown Date: unknown Medium: wood; metal; stone Size: 70 mm x 50 mm x 145 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.