Scott Polar Research Institute
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| Accession no.: | N: 33 | ||||||||||
| Object name: | Ration box | ||||||||||
| Title: | Ration box | ||||||||||
| Description: | A sledge ration box, number 7. Part of the equipment for a fully laden sledge as used on the British Graham Land Expedition 1934-37 (Penola). | ||||||||||
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| Number of items: | 1 | ||||||||||
| Full description: |
An empty wooden ration box with a hinged lid (two hinges) and a metal catch on either side to hold the lid closed. The lid is stencilled in black with 'B.G.L.E. // SLEDGE RATIONS', and painted in black with 'V' and in green with 'WANTED'. There is a painted grey patch on the lid, with 'B.B. ROBERTS. // BISHOPGARTH. // WOKING. // ENGLAND' painted in red. Each end is marked in black with '7'. There are the remains of paper carriage labels on the lid and the end. |
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