Muntz metal
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Muntz metal is an alpha-beta brass alloy composed of approximately 60% copper, 40% zinc and a trace of iron. It is named after George Fredrick Muntz, a metal-roller of Birmingham, England, who commerc
Bow of the Cutty Sark
The restored stern of the Cutty Sark (with stern draft and rudder) sheathed in Muntz metal.
Cutty Sark
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Cutty Sark is a British clipper ship. Built on the River Leven, Dumbarton, Scotland in 1869 for the Jock Willis Shipping Line, she was one of the last tea clippers to be built and one of the fastest,
Muntz metal
…These too proved a success as they not only were cheaper but also very strong and lasted longer. A notable use of Muntz metal was in the hull of the Cutty Sark. Muntz's new metal contained more copper, less zinc, and a bit of iron not present in a similar 56:44 alloy patented by William Collins in 1800…
Cutty Sark on display at Greenwich
Cutty Sark photographed at sea by Captain Woodget using a camera balanced on two of the ship's boats lashed together
The ship's figurehead shows Cutty-sark, the nickname of the witch Nannie Dee who chases a drunk farmer, Tam o' Shanter, snatching his horse's tail before he escapes by crossing water.