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Model of Part of a Made Topmast
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Model of Part of a Made Topmast

anonymous · 1821 · wood (plant material); brass (alloy)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Model of a section of a round mast. The mast consists of a king and four cheeks, connected with nuts and held together with hoops. The heel is square and has a deadwood hole. Diagonally through the heel, a disc for the mast windlass rope is attached, and below it, at right angles, a groove for the dead mast windlass rope.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineModel of Part of a Made Topmast. 1821. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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