| Accession no.: |
N: 1079t |
| Object name: |
Ice axe |
| Title: |
Ice axe |
| Description: |
A long-handled ice axe, marked 'Robert Lawrie Ltd'. Part of the equipment for a fully laden sledge as used on the British Graham Land Expedition 1934-37 (Penola). |
| Classified name: |
| SPRI theme |
personal equipment
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| Current place name |
Antarctic regions > British Antarctic Territory > Maritime Antarctic > Antarctic Peninsula > Graham Land
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| UDC |
685.727
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| Geographic UDC |
(*726.3)
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| Getty AAT |
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| Number of items: |
1 |
| Full description: |
A long-handled ice axe. The metal head has a pick with teeth on the underside on one side and an adze on the other, and is stamped with the name of the supplier/manufacturer, 'ROBERT LAWRIE Ltd'. The head is attached to the handle by means of a split socket and rivets. The handle is made of wood and is oval in cross-section. It has a metal cap around the end, and traces of a paper label in the middle. The axe has a canvas webbing leash with a single metal adjustor, attached to the shaft with a metal ring; and there is a metal leash stop 1/3 of the way from the end of the handle to prevent the leash slipping off the end of the axe.
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| Dimensions: |
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Width: 295mm, length: 843mm, depth: 38mm
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| Associated expedition(s): |
- : British Graham Land Expedition 1934-37 (Penola) (1934 - 1937)
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Scott Polar Research Institute
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