Shipwreck artefact. A copper fixing pin recovered from the wreck of H.M.S. ANSON, wrecked on  Loe Bar, Cornwall on 29th Dec 1807. Mounted on hardwood base with brass  plaque. The copper fixing pin has Naval Broad Arrow marks stamped along its length. Wooden Base measures 14.5" (37cm) x 6" (15cm) 

This artefact was originally purchased from the famous Roland Morris shipwreck museum that was located in Penzance, Cornwall.