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| Accession no.: |
N: 113 |
| Object name: |
Lantern |
| Title: |
Lantern |
| Description: |
A lantern made by Lieutenant Charles Royds on the British National Antarctic Expedition 1901-04 (Discovery). It was possibly used by Royds for reading the meteorological instruments in high winds. |
| Artist: |
Royds, Charles William Rawson |
| Classified name: |
| SPRI theme |
expedition equipment
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| Current place name |
Antarctic regions > Ross Dependency
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| UDC |
683.8
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| Geographic UDC |
(*76)
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| Getty AAT |
lanterns (lighting devices)
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| Number of items: |
1 |
| Full description: |
A tall rectangular wooden box with a glass window in the front. The box is nailed together, and the top and bottom edges are reinforced with strips of metal. There is a removable metal panel with a handle which slides out of the back, and there are ventilations holes in the top panel. Inside the lantern is a metal cylinder to take a candle, and lots of wax.
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| Dimensions: |
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Width: 123mm, height: 500mm, depth: 129mm
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| Associated person(s): |
- : Royds, Charles William Rawson (1901 - 1904)
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| Associated expedition(s): |
- : British National Antarctic Expedition 1901-04 (Discovery) (1901 - 1904)
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Scott Polar Research Institute
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