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Miscellaneous Herreshoff Topics / Re: Bronze Herreshoff Anchor on Ebay

« on: June 02, 2014, 02:55:23 AM »

I brought mine to the yacht club this weekend in hopes that I'd have time to polish some of the patina off and detect additional markings, but never got around to it.  Weather was too nice, I was on the water most of the weekend.  I did talk to the previous owner about it, all he knows is that it's manganese bronze and that he believes it was new in the late 80s or maybe 1990, so you're right, not an original Hmco anchor.  He bought it off another sailor who let it go for the ridiculous price of $50.  Even though it's not vintage, I almost feel like I shouldn't sell it at this point.  Maybe I'll offer it to my club as a decoration or something.  Thanks for the input!

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Miscellaneous Herreshoff Topics / Re: Bronze Herreshoff Anchor on Ebay

« on: May 23, 2014, 04:03:52 PM »

The only markings I could see were on the shank and flukes, both indicating that it's a 55 lb anchor.  Maybe I'll spend some time polishing off the patina and find more markings that may be currently obscured.  Should I expect to find manufacturer markings of some sort somewhere on the anchor?

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Miscellaneous Herreshoff Topics / Re: Bronze Herreshoff Anchor on Ebay

« on: May 22, 2014, 06:36:48 PM »

I will examine it more closely tonight and see if there are any useful markings.  I'll post what I find, because I'm curious as well.

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Miscellaneous Herreshoff Topics / Re: Bronze Herreshoff Anchor on Ebay

« on: May 14, 2014, 12:56:05 PM »

Hey folks, sorry to hijack and revive an older thread, but I think it's kind of relevant, and I'm glad to have found this thread.  I found it while trying to figure out the value of the anchor I have, which will hopefully help me decide what to do with it.

I started by looking on ebay, but there's nothing comparable even in recent completed listings.  There's a 7-1/2 pounder, but this one is way heavier than that.  Maybe one of you knows it based on the size?

This anchor came with my boat, I get the feeling it's a bit overkill for me.  Wife's not much into the nautical decor of the home, so I'm stuck with this very difficult decision.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.  If there is a better way to photograph this to capture more identifying details, I'd be happy to do so.

I'm in Virginia, by the way.