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Nipper
Scale: Unknown. A model of a chain nipper made entirely from copper which has oxidised leaving a dark bronze finish. It consists of a pair of tapering rods rectangular in shape which resemble a pair of scissors. The larger tapering end finishes with a pair of bent hooks for engaging the anchor chain cable while at the top are a pair of small circular eyes to which is attached a length of chain. At the end of the chain there is an elongated single link and a piece of metal formed in the shape of a '9'. One of a set of three models: see also SLR1913 and SLR1914.
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Object Details
| ID: | SLR1915 |
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| Collection: | Ship models |
| Type: | Equipment model; Nipper model |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | Unknown |
| People: | South Kensington Museum |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. |
| Measurements: | Overall model: 24 x 339 x 95 mm |
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