Port & River — 1700-1775
Marlinspike, riggers marlinspike
Riggers iron marlinspike with eye. Pointed tip is slightly curved. Recovered from the Thames foreshore at Custom House Quay. A marlinspike was used by riggers to open out the strands of rope for splicing. A leather strap would have gone through the eye so the tool could be worn hanging from the wrist. Rope splicing is the forming of a semi-permanent joint between two ropes or two parts of the same rope by partly untwisting and then interweaving their strands.
- Category:
- Port & River
- Object ID:
- 87.107/3
- Object name:
- marlinspike, riggers marlinspike
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- Production date:
- 1700-1775
- Material:
iron alloy (o)
- Measurements/duration:
- L 264 mm, DM 54 mm
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- Record quality:
- 100%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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