Relic from Franklin's Northwest Passage expedition

Made:: 1800-1845 in England

maker:: Unknown

Head of gouging instrument, iron
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Head of gouging instrument, iron, relic from Franklin expedition, found in Northwest Territories of Canada, probably part of ship, probably English, 1800-1845

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Category:: Wellcome (general)

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A651467

Materials:: iron

Measurements:: length 73 mm
width 52 mm
height 18 mm

type:: gouge

credit:: Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

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Relic from Franklin's Northwest Passage expedition

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