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Set of wooden pegs
Set of wooden pegs, in blubber-soot stained paper envelope, belonging to Dr Alexander Hepburne Macklin (1889-1967), surgeon on Shackletons last two expeditions. Within painted commemorative Prince of Wales 'Callard & Bowser's Butter Scotch' tin. The pegs were cut from the sides of a nutfood box during Macklin's stay on Elephant Island. He used them to repair his boots.
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Object Details
| ID: | ZBA2277 |
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| Collection: | Relics |
| Type: | Pegs |
| Display location: | Display - Polar Worlds Gallery |
| Events: | Antarctic Exploration: Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1914-1916 |
| Date made: | Before 1917 |
| People: | Macklin, Alexander Hepburne |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 22 x 78 x 102 mm |
| Parts: | Set of wooden pegs |