Equipment model; Buoy model

Scale 1:12. A full model of a floating navigational buoy complete with a metal frame topmark. The inverted cone shaped body is painted a light grey below the waterline, a thin blue line along the waterline with the remainder a deep red including the topmark. It is inscribed with the number "2" and "Herbert's patent floating buoy Waterline 253". On the underside in a recess is a large eyebolt to which the mooring chain would be connected. The metal topmark is mounted on a tall solid metal rod.