Easy wooden model ship kits
The first anchors were probably made of stone. The disk-shaped stones had at least one hole in the middle, to attach the line, and the stone anchors probably could serve as ballast as well. Until historical times, stone anchors have been used in parts of the world. In Roman times, in the Mediterranean, ship anchors were made of either lead or wood, or entirely of iron. After Antiquity, European anchors are mostly made of iron, often with a wooden stock. From the 19th century, the stock was made of iron instead of wood. Also, the anchor rope was replaced by the anchor chain
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