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Model of a Topmast with a Pawl
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Model of a section of an octagonal mast with a square top, shrouds, donkey's head, and topmast. A deadwood supports the topmast on the longitudinal shrouds; in a row of teeth against the mast, a pal is set on the foremost cross-shroud, intended to catch the topmast if the mast windlass rope breaks.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineModel of a Topmast with a Pawl. c. 1840 - c. 1850. Rijkswerf Vlissingen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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