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| Accession no.: |
N: 107c |
| Object name: |
Biscuit |
| Title: |
Biscuit |
| Description: |
A sledging biscuit in a metal tin with a glass front. The biscuit was made to a special formula of Huntley and Palmers Ltd. and Edward Wilson for use during the British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13 (Terra Nova). |
| Classified name: |
| SPRI theme |
food and nutrition
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| Current place name |
Antarctic regions > Ross Dependency
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| UDC |
664.63
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| Geographic UDC |
(*76)
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| Getty AAT |
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| Number of items: |
1 |
| Full description: |
A sledging biscuit in a square metal tin with a glass front. The biscuit is rectangular in shape and the surface is stamped with indentations and the maker's initials 'H&P' (Huntley and Palmers). The tin has a black and gold floral design. The base is stamped 'HUNTLEY & PALMERS // READING & LONDON // ENGLAND // BISCUITS'. There is a printed paper label stuck to the glass reading 'HUNTLEY & PALMERS', with 'Antarctic' written in ink below.
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| Dimensions: |
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Width: 108mm, height: 32mm, length: 110mm
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| Associated expedition(s): |
- : British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13 (Terra Nova) (1910 - 1913)
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Scott Polar Research Institute
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