jan 1, 1697 - anchor-stock
Description:
A bar at the upper end of an anchor, at right angles to the shank, designed so that one or other of the arms strikes into the ground. 1527-37 <i>Item iij new anker Stokkes</i>, Hull (YAJ2/251); 1697-8 <i>the vessell was ... furnished with an Anchor stock and stocking,</i> York (SAH22/17).Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1697
Now
~ 328 years ago