Sledge runners
Used on Nares' Arctic expedition 1875. Two runners for a ten man sledge. Described as a ladder sledge on the plan. Wooden, steel shod, held together with rivets. Metal diagonal bars strengthening each end.
Object Details
| ID: | AAA4056 |
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| Collection: | Polar Equipment and Relics |
| Type: | Sledge runners |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | Arctic Exploration: North Pole expedition, Nares, 1875-1876 |
| Date made: | 1875 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. |
| Measurements: | 254 mm x 5004 mm x 38 mm |
| Parts: | Sledge runners |