Scott Polar Research Institute
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| Accession no.: | N: 726 | ||||||||||
| Object name: | Pyjama trousers | ||||||||||
| Title: | Pyjama trousers | ||||||||||
| Description: | A pair of thick woollen pyjama trousers made by Jaeger Co., size medium. Labelled 'J.I. Moore' and worn by him as underwear during the British Graham Land Expedition 1934-37. Moore required thicker clothes than anyone else on the expedition due to very poor circulation. | ||||||||||
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| Number of items: | 1 | ||||||||||
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A pair of thick, cream-coloured, knitted woollen pyjama bottoms. The waistband is lined with cloth; they have a drawstring waist with a knitted woollen drawstring. Below the waistband is a textile label reading 'HEALTH & COMFORT // JAEGER // WARRANTED PURE WOOL // MADE IN GT. BRITAIN' and another with the size, 'M', and on the waistband is a length of white name tape with 'J.I.MOORE' in blue stitching. |
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