Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-08-16
ANCHORS THAT FOLD.
MODERN MUDHooKs THAT oC-
CUPY LITTLE SPACE.
Constantly Increasing Demand for
Them occasioned by the Grow
ing Numbers Of Pleas
ure Craft.

roldlng DedS are not tne only
things made to shut up" said the ma
rine hardware man. There is, for in
: stance, the folding anchor.
Originally all anchors were made
+ with the stock stationary, and as the
stock, at one end of the shank, was
|, set At right angles to the shank and
in effect parallel with the arms and
. flukes at the other end-the object of
\ the stock. of course, being to tilt the
anchor and make one of the flukes en-.
gage-a big anchor would take up a
lot of space.
"The fixed stock Of the old anchors
were made Of wood. Later they came
to make them of iron, and these iron
stocks they made movable so as to
occupy less space when not in use.
This was the first folding anchor.
I'm these anchors, while the stock
folds down, the arms, with flukes at
tached, still extend rigidly from either
side at the foot of the shank. Then
came the patent anchor, without a
stock, and with flukes in line at the
ends of an arm pivoted through the
end of the shank.
Thus pivoted the flukes can swing
to either side of the shank, and the
fiukes are forged in such shape that
when the anchor is dragged on the
bottom their points are inclined down.
ward and made to bury. With no
stock attached, the shank of this
anchor is pulled right in through the
hawsepipe, the fiat flukes lying snug
against the side of he vessel.
And now we have for smaller YES
sells folding anchors, anchors that
a number of styles.
Zone sort has no stock, but has
four arms, somewhat like a grapple,
so that one or more arms will engage
on whatever side the anchor may fall.
| These four arms are each hinged
where they are Joined to the shank.
| They are held outward in place by a
collar that slips down the shank upon
| them and locks them at the base.
when the anchor is not in use the
collar is slid back and the arms fold.
ed up against the shank, the collar
being then slid down over their points
to hold the arms there. So the anchor
can be folded up completely.
Another folding anchor is Of the
typical anchor form, with two arms
terminating in flukes and with stock
in the regulation manner at right
angles to the arms, with arms and
stock both hinged where they join
the shank. A pin holds the arms in
pace when extended and in like man.
ner another pin holds the stock.
when the arms are folded up
against the shank their pin holds
them in place there, and when the
hinged stock is folded down against
the shank the stock pin holds that
there.
Folding anchors all of galvanized
iron are made in sizes ranging In
weight from six pounds to 200 pounds
A six-pound folding anchor, folded
you could carry in your pocket easily,
1t might make your pocket sag lit
tie, but there would be plenty of room
for 1t there.
How much of a boat an anchor
viii hold depends of course on the
kind or boat and on the waters In
which it is used, but that little six
pound folding anchor would do for q
rowboat.
Folding anchors are, of course, sc
made in order to save space. They
are used on small boats, launches
power boats, yachts, pleasure craft o.
various sorts and often as spare an
chora. Folded they can be slowed
in a locker or in any convenient
place. In this form they occupy bu
very little space
1--WE have been selling folding an
chors for some years, but now we sci
more than ever, what with the con
stantly and greatly increasing nun
bers of pleasure craft in USE"