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Boat's thimble
A relic of Sir John Franklin's last expedition 1845-48. A boat's thimble, found in an abandoned boat at Erebus Bay, King William Island by the Schwatka Search Expedition 1878-79. An iron ring, grooved on the outer edge to receive a rope, spiced to form an eye. The markings on the boat's stem indicate it was the same one found by McClintock. During the intervening years the Inuit had broken it up.
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Object Details
| ID: | AAA2321 |
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| Collection: | Polar Equipment and Relics |
| Type: | Boat's thimble |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Events: | Arctic Exploration: Franklin's Last Expedition, 1845-1848; Arctic Exploration: Franklin Search Expedition, Schwatka, 1878-1880 |
| Date made: | Before 1845 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. |
| Measurements: | Overall: 22 x 57 mm |
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