A pair of dark brown leather gloves. Part of the general stores clothing for the British Graham Land Expedition 1934-37 (Penola), and belonging to W.L.S. Fleming.

Duffle inner

A pair of short duffle inners with mustard yellow stitching, to be worn in combination with socks. Labelled 'I.F. Meiklejohn'. Part of general stores clothing for the British Graham Land Expedition 1934-37 (Penola).

Boot

A pair of calf-length boots (mukluks) with a leather sole, canvas leg and red and blue woollen pompoms. Part of the general stores clothing for the British Graham Land Expedition 1934-37 (Penola).

Mitten

A pair of reversible red-brown leather mittens, with a thumb on either side. Part of the general stores clothing for the British Graham Land Expedition 1934-37 (Penola).

Trousers

A pair of royal blue trousers with elastic stirrups for the feet, made by Lee Cooper. Part of the general stores clothing for the British Graham Land Expedition 1934-37 (Penola).

Handkerchief

A white cotton handkerchief with the letter 'J' embroidered in blue. Part of general stores clothing for the British Graham Land Expedition 1934-37 (Penola).

Anorak

A brown windproof cloth anorak (pullover-style) with fur-trimmed hood. Made by Arthur Bennett of Cambridge. Used on the British Graham Land Expedition 1934-37 (Penola).

Ration box

A wooden ration box (a), containing a milliamperes gauge (b), a roll of black electrical tape (c), wiring (d), nuts/bolts/washers (e) and other fixings (f).

Ski pole

A pair of bamboo ski poles, marked 'HRB'. Probably used by Henry Robertson Bowers on the British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13 (Terra Nova).

Harness

A green textile man-hauling harness, with a wooden toggle.

Harness

A natural-coloured textile man-hauling harness with a wooden toggle.

Harness

A natural-coloured textile man-hauling harness with wooden toggle.

Drill

A drill, consisting of five metal rods, a wooden handle into which the rods screw, and three drilling attachments: a drill bit; a chisel bit, used for initiating holes or clearing ice; and a sampling bit, used for extracting ice samples where a full core is not required, such as for oxygen isotope analysis. The chisel bit is marked 'C. Islep & Co. Ltd.' and the bag is marked 'N.E. Odell'. It was probably acquired in the 1950s.

Sock

A pair of Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) combination socks, consisting of a duffle sock inside a short duffle slipper, size 9.

Microscope

A freestanding monocular microscope with one objective lens (b) in place. The microscope is marked 'Sedgwick Museum Cambridge 36' and 'Advanced Student'. It was manufactured by J. Swift & Son of London, serial number 16616.

Objective lens

An objective lens for microscope manufactured by J. Swift & Son of London, serial number 16616.

Condenser lens

A brass condenser lens for microscope manufactured by J. Swift & Son of London, serial number 16616.

Diffuser

A light diffuser for microscope manufactured by J. Swift & Son of London, serial number 16616.

Key

A metal key for a fitted case used with microscope manufactured by J. Swift & Son of London, serial number 16616.

Screw

A screw found with the fitted case used with microscope manufactured by J. Swift & Son of London, serial number 16616.

Lens case

A cylindrical case with lid for x4 magnification objective lens held in fitted case used for microscope manufactured by J. Swift & Son of London, serial number 16616

Lens case

A cylindrical case with lid for x10 magnification objective lens held in fitted case used for microscope manufactured by J. Swift & Son of London, serial number 16616

Lens case

A cylindrical case with lid for x40 magnification objective lens held in fitted case used for microscope manufactured by J. Swift & Son of London, serial number 16616

Microscope

A J. Swift & Son of London fitted wooden case for a microscope, labelled with instrument number 30607, but used with older J. Swift & Son of London instrument (a) with serial number 16616

Slide projector

An Optiscope Number 6 slide projector (a), with a 14" projection lens (b) and a Philips light bulb (c). It has a leather case (i) containing three wooden stands (d-f), a cardboard box for a light bulb (g), and a small red cardboard box (h). The projector was manufactured by Ensign Ltd. of London.

Box

A wooden box with four compartments to take birds' eggs (none present).

Tent pole

Two wooden tent poles, one with a string attached.

Ski

A pair of wooden skis with a rubberised textile foot plate, leather bindings, and the carved initials 'RK'.

Ski

A pair of wooden skis with a rubberised textile foot plate, leather bindings, and incised decoration along the upper surface.

Ski

One of a pair of varnished wooden skis with metal toe irons, incised decoration on the upper surface, and the initials 'EGF' hammered into the skis in front of the bindings.

Ski

One of a pair of varnished wooden skis with metal toe irons, incised decoration on the upper surface, and the initials 'EGF' hammered into the skis in front of the bindings.

Ski

A pair of wooden skis with a metal toe iron and leather heel strap, made by L.H. Hagen & Co. of Christiana, Norway. (a) is marked 'Bowers' and (b) is marked 'HRB'. Used by Henry Robertson Bowers on the British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13 (Terra Nova).

Plaque

A painted plaster plaque on a wooden mount, with the word 'Cook' and a globe.

Egg

An unidentified bird's egg, cream with light brown mottling.

Egg

An unidentified bird's egg, beige-brown with dark brown mottling.

Egg

An unidentified bird's egg, white.

Egg

An unidentified bird's egg, brown with green-grey and dark brown mottling.

Egg

An unidentified bird's egg, beige with red-brown mottling.

Box

A dark wooden box with seven green baize-lined compartments, in which five birds' eggs (Z: 422/1-5) were previously stored.

Egg

A king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) egg, collected from Macquarie Island in 1890.

Box

A wooden box in which a king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) egg collected from Macquarie Island in 1890 (Z: 423/1) was previously housed.

Egg

A cape pigeon egg, collected on Deception Island in 1947.

Egg

A snowy petrel egg, collected on a nunatak on the south east corner of Alexander Land, Antarctica, in December 1947.

Egg

An Adélie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) egg, collected on Red Rock Ridge, on the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica in 1948.

Egg

An Antarctic tern egg, collected on Deception Island in 1947.

Box

A varnished wooden lantern slide box with a hinged lid, in which four eggs (Z: 424/1-4) were previously stored.

Salvaged ships timber

Four pieces of salvaged ships timber, given by Captain T.J. Barton, Commanding Officer of HMS Endurance.

Geological specimen

Chalco pyrite in a vein.

Wood specimen

A piece of wood bark.

Geological specimen

A piece of vesicular basalt (lava).

Geological specimen

An unidentified geological specimen, the smallest of a group of four (Z: 430/1-4).

Geological specimen

An unidentified geological specimen, the second smallest of a group of four (Z: 430/1-4).

Geological specimen

An unidentified geological specimen, the second largest of a group of four (Z: 430/1-4).

Geological specimen

An unidentified geological specimen, the largest of a group of four (Z: 430/1-4).