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.

Object Details

ID: ZBA2277
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
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