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| Accession no.: |
N: 21 |
| Object name: |
Ice axe |
| Title: |
Ice axe |
| Description: |
A long-handled ice axe used by Lieutenant Charles Royds on the British National Antarctic Expedition 1901-04 (Discovery). |
| Classified name: |
| SPRI theme |
personal equipment
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| Current place name |
Antarctic regions > Ross Dependency
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| UDC |
685.727
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| Geographic UDC |
(*76)
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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 on one side and an adze on the other, and is stamped with the name of the supplier/manufacturer, 'AMS[?]SSER // VISP'. 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 with a metal spike protruding from the tip.
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| Dimensions: |
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Width: 238mm, length: 1093mm, depth: 55mm
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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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