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Model of the End of a Gaff
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Model of the peak of a gaff with a hole for a disc for a peak fall and against the bottom a rail over which oval rings run. In the rings the levers of the gaff sail were stowed. This arrangement was for 'curtain sails', which could easily be reefed against the mast.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineModel of the End of a Gaff. 1860 - 1870. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
