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Accession no.: |
N: 58c |
Object name: |
Dart |
Title: |
Dart |
Description: |
A stainless steel dart or whale mark used by the 'Discovery' Committee to investigate the migration of whales in Southern Ocean. |
Classified name: |
SPRI theme |
hunting and fishing
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Current place name |
Southern Ocean
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UDC |
636.081.2 & 599.5
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Geographic UDC |
(*80)
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Getty AAT |
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Number of items: |
1 |
Full description: |
A stainless steel tube with a lead tip (to weight the dart) and a brown-metal cap marked 'ELEY // 12 //12 // NOBEL'. The tube is engraved 'REWARD PAID FOR RETURN TO DISCOVERY COMMITTEE // COLONIAL OFFICE LONDON // No. 493.'
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Dimensions: |
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Length: 285mm, diameter: 22mm
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Associated expedition(s): |
- : Discovery Expeditions 1925-39 ( - )
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