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« on: March 20, 2009, 08:54:58 am »
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this time i came across an old anchor

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« Reply #1 on: March 20, 2009, 09:48:15 am »
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Do you have any idea how old it is?

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« Reply #2 on: March 21, 2009, 04:43:26 am »
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Do you have any idea how old it is?

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 probably a 1900s anchor, i have seen others in the sea older, even a 4ft stone anchor off devon

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« Reply #3 on: March 21, 2009, 07:13:35 am »
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It is not an anchor but a mooring pin  . It was used to fasten the ship along the shore . The pin was brought ashore and hammered into the ground . Then the ship could be moored .    Cornelius

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« Reply #4 on: April 28, 2009, 06:08:59 am »
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It is not an anchor but a mooring pin  . It was used to fasten the ship along the shore . The pin was brought ashore and hammered into the ground . Then the ship could be moored .    Cornelius

 yep you probably right... Grin

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