Model of an Anchor Release, Half model and block model of a fore ship above the water line, on which an anchor trap is demonstrated. Anchor and anchor rope are missing. The anchor must be suspended in two chains, which are put back on a fall mechanism against the side of the ship, when this is released, the chains fall open and let the anchor go., wedge, Johannes Brill, Rijkswerf Amsterdam, 1836, wood (plant material), brass (alloy), h cm × w cm × d cm

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Model of an Anchor Release, Half model and block model of a fore ship above the water line, on which an anchor trap is demonstrated. Anchor and anchor rope are missing. The anchor must be suspended in two chains, which are put back on a fall mechanism against the side of the ship, when this is released, the chains fall open and let the anchor go., wedge, Johannes Brill, Rijkswerf Amsterdam, 1836, wood (plant material), brass (alloy), h cm × w cm × d cm

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