Anchors Collection

United States Naval Construction Battalions - Seabees We Build and Fight with all our might! Date: 1942

Trial of Anchors at the Royal Dockyard, Sheerness, July 1852
Engraving of a trial of various anchor designs, held at the Royal Dockyard Sheerness, from the Illustrated London News, 17th July 1852

Queen Elizabeth in 1940
She anchors beside her elder sister, Queen Mary, in the docks at New York, for safety during World War Two : both will be used for wartime purposes

Francis Aldis search and signalling light, lanterns, anchors
Vintage Royal Navy Francis Aldis search and signalling light, pair of period starboard lanterns and two ship's anchors

Captain Newcome is shaved roughly on the Equator in
Captain Newcome is shaved roughly before being dunked in a tub of bilge water on the Equator. A sailor dressed as Neptune holds a trident and sits on a throne on a gun carriage

Anchor with flowers and stars on a greetings card
Anchor with mauve flowers and gold stars on a greetings card. Date: circa 1900s

Anchor and seascape on a Christmas card
Anchor and seascape with anchor and rope on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1900s

WW1 German poster, Der Anker (The Anchor)
German poster, Der Anker (The Anchor), Society for Life and Pension Insurance, registration office for war loans. circa 1918

Greetings card in the shape of an anchor, with white doves flying over water. Date: circa 1890s

Luttik Oudorp (House with the shovels) The Netherlands
Alkmaar Luttik Oudorp (House with the shovels) commercial building with rich stepped gable. Use of natural stone in the form of water frames, blocks, strips

Medieval anchors. Latvia
Anchors of a ships. 13th-14th centuries. Museum of History and Navigation. Riga. Latvia

White flower and anchor on an Easter card. Date: circa 1890s

Flowers in the shape of an anchor on a Christmas card. circa 1890s

James Ii / After Kneller
JAMES II Oval portrait wearing armour Date: 1633 - 1701

Front cover of La Navigation Aerienne by J. Lecornu, published by Vuibert & Nony Editeurs, Paris. Date: 1903

Anchor on a hillside, Kobe, Japan. Date: circa 1920

Fishing Up Lost Anchors, June 1885
Engraving of fishermen retrieving a lost anchor, from the Illustrated London News, 27th June 1885. Lost anchors often proved hazardous to fishermens nets

Various Anchors, December 1948
Illustrations of a variety of anchors, from The Sphere, 11th December 1948. Anchors shown include the Admiralty stockless type, U.S. Navy pattern, C.Q.R and Danforth types. Date: 1948

Various types of Anchors, November 1946
Illustrations of various anchors and anchor housing, from The Sphere, 16th November 1946

Captain Jerninghams Anchor-Firing Mortar, 1846
Engraving of an experiment to test Captain Jerninghams idea to assist the launching of lifeboats. The launching of lifeboats from a beach into heavy breaking surf was often dangerous

Nine Anchors
Six different kinds of anchor, a mooring block and a grapnel

Fashions January 1867
Princess style short dress trimmed with daisies. Red paletot with sailor collar. Green dress: train, square cut bodice & divided over-skirt caught up with cord & tassels

Maximilian in Italy
Its the Empires turn to invade Italy : Maximilian I anchors the imperial fleet in the harbour of La Spezia

Tahiti Discovered
Captain Samuel Wallis, of the Royal Navy, discovers Tahiti, in the Society Islands, but is attacked by the natives in their boats as he anchors off the shore

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