Chambers's encyclopaedia; a dictionary of universal knowledge for the people . m i-- i .: Porters Anchor at Work. ANCHORAGE—ANCILLON. 177. Trotmans Anchor at Work. found to be better than the ordinary Admiralty A.; and tlie onewhich a])peared to possess tlie greatest number of good qualitieswas Trotmans. It is beyond doubt a very good A., and is large-ly used in the merchant service; but the Admiralty—in spite oftiie favorable report of their committee—have never yet felt justified in adoptingany A. not made inone pece, and it isnot used either intlie British or (webelieve) any othernavy. The
Chambers's encyclopaedia; a dictionary of universal knowledge for the people . m i-- i .: Porters Anchor at Work. ANCHORAGE—ANCILLON. 177. Trotmans Anchor at Work. found to be better than the ordinary Admiralty A.; and tlie onewhich a])peared to possess tlie greatest number of good qualitieswas Trotmans. It is beyond doubt a very good A., and is large-ly used in the merchant service; but the Admiralty—in spite oftiie favorable report of their committee—have never yet felt justified in adoptingany A. not made inone pece, and it isnot used either intlie British or (webelieve) any othernavy. The Admi-ralty A. (often spo-ken of as Sir Wil-liam Parkers) hasbeen of late yearsgreatly improved inmany details, chieflyby Mr. Lenox, and is probably now perfect as a solid A. can manufacture of anchors furnished, until recent years, themost formidable exemplitication of smiths work anywhere pre-sented, on account of the great dimensions and weight of thepieces of iron which had to be welded into one mass. The anchor-smiths wielded the most ponderous sledge-hammers known to ourartisans; and the services of a large numbe
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