Unknown type of anchor found in Delaware River, Philadelphia

[Dylwhit]

Greetings! I'm very new here and this is my first post. A "very old" and unknown type of anchor was found by a dredge today on the bottom of the Delaware River in Philadelphia, PA. Anybody have any information about it?

 

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[Charlie P. (NY)]

Welcome.

I believe that is a Trotman anchor. 1870 to 1910"ish"

Highly appreciated by specialists of almost all maritime countries that anchor was at the World Exhibition in Paris in 1867, why, when England began to design the first tower battleships, Admiral Halstead approved Trotman anchor anchor as a model for this type of combat naval ships. It is widely used in our days.

Around the middle of the last century have appeared Trotman anchor "brother" - the anchor, proposed by British engineers, one of the anchor plants in the north of England, Batley and Miller. Instead welded to the spindle cheeks, they did a double spindle. At the foot inventors acquire spurs with holes, which anchor during the ascent could lay the hoist.However, the anchors, with swinging horns, there was one serious drawback: they represent a great danger to the ship's crew during their harvest on the deck in rough - moving the horns could injure people. Nevertheless, Porter's invention used in our days.

Online Boating Resource for Marine and Boat Anchors

http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM8Z66_Trotman_Folding_Stock_Anchor_1892_Duluth_MN

Trotman Folding Stock Anchor
1892
Conventional Ship's Anchor used
from about 1870 to 1910, from the whaleback
steamer Thomas Wilson, sunk about a half mile
outside Duluth piers. Recovered in 1975 by
the U.S.C.G. cutter Woodrush with divers
Elmer Engman, Dave Anderson, Don Goman
and Paul Von Goertz
The anchor weighs a ton and a half

That would look REALLY good in my front yard!

 

[TreasureCatto]

Welcome from Texas

 

[vpnavy]

1st - I noticed this was your very first post - so, Welcome Aboard Dylwhit from another resident of the great state of PA! Take a look at Forum: Pennsylvania for information (i.e., clubs, etc.) directly related to PA.

2nd - looks like ole Charlie P. (NY) nailed it!

 

[Joe-Dirt]

That’s awesome, what are the folks who found it going to do with it? That would look nice in the front yard of a beach cottage

 

[DCMatt]

I love this forum...

 

[A2coins]

It would look much better in my display case I would try to see if theres an old sunken ship..lol

 

[A2coins]

Welcome also from Mi Tommy

 

[Reanm8er]

Welcome Dylwhit, This is a very cool find! How big is it! Congrats!

 

[flyadive]

Dylwhit, take a ride around the Philadelphia Ship yard. There are anchors on display all around. Watch out for the girls that work for Urban Outfitters! Great cafeteria there too! Open to the public.