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Model of a Floating Beacon
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Model of a Floating Beacon

anonymous · 1845 · brass (alloy)

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

About this work

Model of an iron floating beacon in the form of a small boat with a mast with a screen and a bell. The hull is sharply V-shaped, provided with a keel and with a clear distinction between bow and stern; the top is closed and provided with a hatch and a pump, which is closed with a hexagonal screw cap. Hanging from the keel is a harp fitting for the anchor chain, which can be set in three different places. The masts are shrouded with four stays, which are executed in full size in iron rods, two forward and two aft. The screens consist of two semi-circles, which are placed in the plane of the mast and the fore stays. The weather vanes have a V-shaped cutout and the bell is fixed while the clapper strikes the bell by the movement of the buoy on the waves. The buoys have a slightly different hull shape.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineModel of a Floating Beacon. 1845. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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