Relic from Franklin's Northwest Passage expedition

Made:: 1800-1845 in England

maker:: Unknown

Unidentified piece of metal, iron, possibly part of ship
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Unidentified piece of metal, iron, possibly part of ship, relic of Franklin expedition, found in Northwest Territories of Canada, probably English, 1800-1845

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Category:: Wellcome (general)

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A651469

Materials:: iron

Measurements:: length 82 mm
width 55 mm
height 12 mm

type:: unidentified

credit:: Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

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Relic from Franklin's Northwest Passage expedition

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