Description

A silver plated scale model of a Hall’s patent anchor with shackle and stud link chain, circa 1920 – 1925.

Shank marked:

HALL’S PATENT ANCHOR Co. Ltd. SHEFFIELD

MANUFACtrs N.HINGLEY & SONS Ltd. DUDLEY

Height: 14 cm.

Width: 7.5 cm.

Length of chain: 21 cm.

Total length: 35 cm.

Provenance: Draughtsman, Cammell Laird shipyard, Birkenhead.

For similar Hall’s patent scale model anchors see the collections of: 

National Maritime Museum, Greenwich. Object ID: SLR1943

The Science Museum, London. Object Number:1921-434

Hall’s Patent Anchors were invented by John Verity of Liverpool and John Francis Hall of Sheffield, John Hall worked at Jessop and Sons steel manufactures where he design and patented the anchor which bears his name.