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A Matter of Life and Death
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Ankle sock
Ankle Sock, pair
Ankle socks
Axe, Ice
Balaclava
bedding: sleeping bag
Bell Tent
Boot lace
Bootlace
Boots, Finnesko
building: tent
building: tent, bell(inner)
clothing, footwear: boot(pair of fur boots)
clothing, footwear: sock(pair)
clothing, footwear: sock, ankle(pair)
clothing, footwear: sock, knee high(pair)
clothing, headwear: helmet, balaclava
clothing, outerwear: gauntlet(pair)
clothing, outerwear: glove, fingerless(pair)
clothing, outerwear: mitten(pair)
clothing, outerwear: parka(hoodless)
clothing, outerwear: parka(with hood)
clothing, outerwear: pyjama bottoms
clothing, outerwear: pyjama top
clothing, outerwear: trousers, over
clothing, underwear: longjohns
clothing, underwear: tunic
clothing, underwear: vest
clothing accessory: hood, parka
clothing accessory: lace, boot(pair)
Cord
Crampon
Crampon, pair
Crampons
Deep sea thermometer
Dog rope
fingerless glove
fingerless glove, pair
Fingerless gloves
fishing & trapping t&e: harpoon, whaling
Gauntlet
Gauntlet, pair
Gauntlets
Handcuffs
Handle
harpoon, whaling
Helmet, Balaclava
hermometer
Hydrometer
Ice axe
Knee high sock
Knee high sock, pair
Knee high socks
land transport accessory: boot, ski(pair)
land transport accessory: cover, sledge
land transport accessory: harness, sledge(man harness)
land transport accessory: rope, dog
land transport accessory: wax, ski(2)
lighting device: box, match(match tin)
Lock
Longjohns
Match box
Maximum/minimum thermometer
medal, British: polar medal: Polar Expeditions 1904
medal, British: polar medal: Polar Expeditions 1910-36
Mitten
Mitten, pair
Mittens
Over trousers
Pair of gauntlets
Pair of socks
Parka
Parka hood
personal gear: axe, ice
personal gear: crampon(pair)
personal gear: goggles, snow
Plumb Line
Polar medal
Pyjama Bottoms
Pyjama Top
regulative & protective t&e: handcuffs
regulative & protective t&e: lock(with key)
relic: cord(length of)
relic: handle
Ski boots
Ski boots, pair
Ski boots. pair
Ski wax
Sledge cover
Sledge harness
Sleeping bag
Snow goggles
Sock
Sock, pair
Socks
Spirit level
surveying & navigational t&e: level, spirit
surveying & navigational t&e: oceanographic instrument: hydrometer(in wooden case)
surveying & navigational t&e: oceanographic instrument: thermometer
surveying & navigational t&e: oceanographic instrument: thermometer(in wooden case)
surveying & navigational t&e: oceanographic instrument: thermometer, deep sea(in wooden case)
surveying & navigational t&e: oceanographic instrument: thermometer, maximum/minimum(black metal case)
surveying & navigational t&e: plumb line
surveying & navigational t&e: theodolite components(in 2 Farrah Toffee Tins)
Tent
Theodolite components
Thermometer
Tunic
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Bryant and May
Burberrys
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Foy & Gibson Pty Ltd
Gillick, Ernest George
Hiatt
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Kost, Leonard, & Co
Mackennal, Edgar Bertram
Manfield & Sons Ltd
Negretti & Zambra
Reynolds & Son Dobbie & Clyde Ltd
Saulles, George William de
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Antarctic Exploration: British, Australian, New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition, 1929-1931
Antarctic Exploration: British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-1913
Antarctic Exploration: British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901-1904
Antarctic Exploration: Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1914-1916
Antarctic Exploration: Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1914-1917
Antarctic Exploration: Mawson's Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914
Antarctic Exploration: Shackleton's Nimrod Expedition, 1907-1909
Arctic Exploration: British Arctic Air-Route Expedition, Watkins, 1930-1931
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Mawson, Douglas
VII, King Edward
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Antarctic Exploration: Mawson's Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914
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