tin.opener

Title

tin.opener

Identifier

Description

Tin-opener found by Captain Bartlett of Peary's expedition in 1906, on site of one of the English camps on north shore of North Grant Land. Belonged to crew of 'Discovery' during Arctic Expedition 1875. Large double cutter at one end of wooden handle, and single leaf-shaped cutter at other end, both inserted and fixed with ?copper/brass collar

Date

Early: 1850 Late: 1875

Format

L: 292 mm W: 49 mm

Coverage

North.America Arctic North.Grant.Land site of English.camp

Creator

Macgregor,William Sir Bartlett Capt

Relation

metal iron copper brass wood

Contributor

Macgregor, William Sir Bartlett Capt

UUID

96c28523-7a1e-49eb-86dd-755fa27752eb

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