Knife
A relic of Sir John Franklin's last expedition 1845-48. A horn-handled penknife, obtained from the Inuit at Repulse Bay in 1854 by the Rae Expedition. The Inuit said they had found the material at a camp to the north west of the mouth of the Back River where a party of Europeans had died of starvation. The knife has a swiveling narrow steel blade and a horn handle on which is a non-inscribed metal plaque. The item is shown in the drawing by Edward Pulleyn (AAA3972). It was presented to Greenwich Hospital by the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, 2 December 1854.
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Object Details
ID: | AAA2048 |
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Collection: | Polar Equipment and Relics |
Type: | Knife |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Unknown |
Events: | Arctic Exploration: Franklin's Last Expedition, 1845-1848; Arctic Exploration: Dr John Rae, 1853-1854 |
Date made: | circa 1845 |
People: | Greenwich Hospital |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Greenwich Hospital Collection |
Measurements: | Overall: 10 x 124 x 13 mm |
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