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Snow shoe
Used on Nares' Arctic expedition 1875. Flat wooden snow shoe. Painted green. Indentation for heel, and leather strap across the toe. A separate piece of leather went across the foot. Machine sewn with six brass hooks.
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Object Details
| ID: | AAA4014 |
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| Collection: | Polar Equipment and Relics |
| Type: | Snow shoe |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | S .W. Silver & Co |
| Events: | Arctic Exploration: North Pole expedition, Nares, 1875-1876 |
| Date made: | 1875 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. |
| Measurements: | Overall: 20 mm x 305 mm x 203 mm |