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Paper knife made from H.M.S. 'Resolute'
Paper knife made from part of a beam from HMS 'Resolute'. 'RESOLUTE' is carved in in cut-out work along handle.
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Object Details
| ID: | REL0561 |
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| Collection: | Relics |
| Type: | Paper knife |
| Display location: | Display - Polar Worlds Gallery |
| Events: | Arctic Exploration: Franklin Search Expedition, McClintock, 1857-1859 |
| Vessels: | Resolute (purchased 1850) |
| Date made: | circa 1879; before 1894 |
| People: | Hamilton, Richard Vesey |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. |
| Measurements: | Overall: 3 mm x 253 mm x 36 mm |