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Object connections:
| Collection | Franklin relics, Polar Equipment and Relics |
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| Gallery location | Not on display |
| Events | Arctic Exploration: Franklin's Last Expedition, 1845-1848, Arctic Exploration: Franklin Search Expedition, McClintock, 1857-1859 |
| Vessels | Fox (1855) |
Object details:
| Object ID | AAA2225 |
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| Description | A relic of Sir John Franklin's last expedition 1845-48. A folding rule found near Ross Cairn, Point Victory, King William Island on 2 June 1859 by the McClintock Search Expedition 1857-59. A wooden carpenter's rule with a brass centre hinge and steel reinforcements at the ends. It is held together when shut by two steel pins. The crews of 'Erebus' and 'Terror' landed just to the south of Point Victory after abandoning their ships. The expedition deposited a written record and abandoned many heavy and superfluous possessions including a four foot pile of unmarked clothes. |
| Date made | before 1845 |
| Artist/Maker | Unknown |
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| Credit | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. |
| Materials | steel; wood; brass |
| Measurements | 3 x 316 x 102 mm |
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