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Model of Riding Bitts and Stoppers for a Chain Cable
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Model of a section of two decks with anchor bitt and two hatches on the upper deck. The aft hatch serves as a cable port. The port side of the model is arranged for the anchor chain, the bitt is sheathed in copper, and the corner of the cable port is reinforced; the starboard side is for ordinary anchor rope. The chain on the port side is secured on the bitt and in the cable port with chain stoppers, consisting of a lever held down by a tackle. Rope stoppers are fitted on the deck. Scale 1:20.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineModel of Riding Bitts and Stoppers for a Chain Cable. 1837. Rijkswerf Amsterdam. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.