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Accession no.: |
N: 1045 |
Object name: |
Wallet |
Title: |
Wallet |
Description: |
A 'timinoggy bag' used by Edward Adrian Wilson during the South Pole journey on the British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13 (Terra Nova). It was brought back by the search party in 1912. |
Classified name: |
SPRI theme |
personal equipment
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Current place name |
Antarctic regions > Ross Dependency
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UDC |
686.8
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Geographic UDC |
(*76)
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Getty AAT |
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Number of items: |
1 |
Full description: |
A rectangular beige canvas wallet, the front edge of which extends to fold inside the wallet. It has a flap closure which is edged with textile tape which extends to form a button loop, and there is a metal buckle stitched to the body of the wallet. There are two canvas belt loops stitched to the back of the wallet. A black pencil on a piece of string is tied one of the loops. The wallet contains three unused half pencils, one used pencil, two erasers, two card rectangles, a skein of white thread, a skein of black wool, a coil of wire, and a leather needle pouch containing 2 needles and wrapped round with string.
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Dimensions: |
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Width: 220mm, height: 160mm
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Associated person(s): |
- : Wilson, Edward Adrian (1910 - 1912)
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Associated expedition(s): |
- : British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13 (Terra Nova) (1910 - 1913)
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