History of the anchor the early 2000s took elements of the Spade and other types, and developed unique solutions of his own, in order to design the "Rocna" anchor, a general purpose type which uses a concave fluke, a self-righting roll-bar, and setting skids. History of the anchor The History of the anchor dates back millennia. The most ancient anchors were probably rocks and many rock anchors have been found dating from at least the Bronze Age. Many modern moorings still rely on a large rock as the primary element of their design. However, using pure mass to resist the forces of a storm
Sam Spade Spade was played by Edward G. Robinson in a 1943 "Lux Radio Theatre" production, and by Bogart in both a 1943 "Screen Guild Theater" production and a 1946 "Academy Award Theater" production. A 1946-1951 radio show called "The Adventures of Sam Spade" (on ABC, CBS, and NBC) starred Howard Duff (and later Steve Dunne) as Sam Spade and Lurene Tuttle as Spade's devoted secretary Effie Perrine, and took a considerably more tongue-in-cheek approach to the character. George Segal played Sam Spade, Jr., son of the original, in the 1975 film spoof, "The Black Bird". "The Black Bird" was panned by