Museum catalogue: Antarctic Collection
Release gear
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Accession no.: | Z: 335/3 | ||||||||||
Object name: | Release gear | ||||||||||
Title: | Release gear | ||||||||||
Description: | A release gear found in a wooden box belonging to G.C.L. Bertram and B.B. Roberts of equipment from the British Graham Land Expedition 1934-37. The box contained six release gears, five dredging nets and some extra sacking, two plankton pots, metal shackles, and a small drawstring bag of corks. | ||||||||||
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Number of items: | 1 | ||||||||||
Full description: |
A release gear consisting of a grey-painted metal block with three bolts at one end, and a pivoting disc at the other. It is stamped '2' on the end. There is green corrosion on the gear. |
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