Parrel Rib
Description
An 18 inch parrel rib. Small and light brown. Roman numerals XVIII (18 inches) inscribed on surface. Made from elm.
Parrel ribs are lengths of wood which separate the parrel trucks. Parrel ribs formed part of a parrel set which was a collar that held the yard (supporting a sail) against the mast. It allowed the yard to be raised or lowered or turned to the wind. It was made up from “trucks” and “ribs”. There are ribs for two or three rows of trucks, and they also have holes in them so that the parrel ropes run through both the trucks and the ribs. Each assembly would use up to 16 trucks and between six and nine ribs.
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Object Detail
Width: 40mm
Depth: 80mm (3 1/8")