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| Accession no.: | N: 1089 | ||||||||||
| Object name: | Dog chain | ||||||||||
| Title: | Dog chain | ||||||||||
| Description: | A dog chain made at H.M. Dockyard, Chatham for the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1946. The chain was supplied by A.J. Pratt & Sons Ltd. and the shackles by M. Mallock & Sons. This type of chain was supplied to Base D (Hope Bay) and Base E (Stonington Island). The chain is stored in a cotton bag marked 'Camp and Sports Cooperators'. | ||||||||||
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| Number of items: | 1 | ||||||||||
| Full description: |
chain: A length of dog chain with a snap hook and swivel at one end and a ring at the other. The links are twisted, rather than flat, and there are two swivels in the chain. bag: A cream-coloured rectangular cotton bag with two cotton ties, printed in the bottom corner with 'CAMP AND SPORTS // COOPERATORS LTD. // LONDON, N.W.10'. |
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