Museum catalogue: Antarctic Collection
Knife
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Accession no.: | Y: 49/10 | ||||||||||
Object name: | Knife | ||||||||||
Title: | Knife | ||||||||||
Description: | A flensing knife used by W. Fleming during the British Graham Land Expedition 1934-37 (Penola). | ||||||||||
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Number of items: | 1 | ||||||||||
Full description: |
A knife with a curved and pointed tip, and a wooden handle secured with two copper-coloured metal rivets. The tang goes all the way through the handle, which is carved with the initial 'F', and the edges have been sealed with putty of some sort. The blade is marked 'HILL // [?] HAY // MARKET'. |
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