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Model of an icebreaker
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
A frame with a large row of axe-heads has been mounted on this flat-bottomed boat. Ropes are used to raise, then release the frame, causing the axe-heads to fall on the ice. The red, white and blue striped pole is the towing mast: a line attached to it enabled the icebreaker to be towed from the bank by horses or men.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineModel of an icebreaker. c. 1750 - c. 1807. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
