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A History of Anchors from a 1902 Scientific American article
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This interesting article, from a 1902 Scientific American Supplement, chronicles the technical development of anchors between 1800 and 1860


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Early 1800's: A Simple Change To Anchor Design
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About the beginning of the last century, a clerk in Plymouth naval yard, Pering by name, suggested certain improvements, the most important of which was making the arms curved instead of straight. At first sight, this simple change may seem of little value, but consideration will show that this is not the case. The holding power of an anchor depends on two principal conditions, namely, the extent of useful holding surface, and the amount of vertical penetration.


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