Another anchor id thread

[TEAMGUNRUNNER]

Could anyone help me id this anchor? Greatly appreciated!

 

[AlienLifeForm]

Where was it found?

 

[seekerGH]

Provide dimensions and the weight.

 

[TEAMGUNRUNNER]

behind an old house in Stockbridge, Ga

 

[seekerGH]

aside from behind an old house, something more like what State or location.....jeeez

 

[TEAMGUNRUNNER]

Weighs 340lbs but I would say alot is missing from corrosion. Overall length minus the ring on the end is 90.5 inches and 48 inches from tip to tip wide

 

[TEAMGUNRUNNER]

Old guy that lives there said 40 miles offshore in Gulf off Cape San Blas.

 

[MPH200]

This may help

http://nautarch.tamu.edu/pdf-files/Jobling-MA1993.pdf

 

[Salvor6]

Looks like an old-plan bower anchor, 1690-1740. Looks in bad shape too. In dire need of conservation.

 

[TEAMGUNRUNNER]

Any value?

 

[Salvor6]

In the current condition worth about $200 to $300. It depends on what a sucker will pay. Try selling it to a museum.

 

[TEAMGUNRUNNER]

In the current condition worth about $200 to $300. It depends on what a sucker will pay. Try selling it to a museum.

I will just keep it anyway just curious. About to drop it in a tank and start electrolysis cleanup. You got any kind of reference I can look at on it being an "old-plan bower anchor, 1690-1740". I like printing and laminating something on all my old junk.

 

[TEAMGUNRUNNER]

Its cookin

 

[TEAMGUNRUNNER]

Done cleaning. Working on wood stock now

 

[ramjet2187]

Good job on conserving that relic. Better than throwing it on the scrap iron pile.

 

[Tom_Restorer]

Short question: WHAT the heck is this ?!

Black paint

Just kidding! Good job mate! And to preserve it with paint is much better than let it rotting away!

 

[Tom_Restorer]

@Salvor6:

BOUGHT !

Just need to know the shipping costs to germany

 

[sphillips]

Done cleaning. Working on wood stock now

Very nice toy box you have there gunrunner