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ceremonial artifact: obelisk (Cleopatra's Needle)
clothing accessory: collar, needlepoint
Dip Circle Needle
documentary artifact: cutting, newspaper
documentary artifact: engraving
electrical & magnetic t&e: variometer component: needle, variometer
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Fragment of Cleopatra's Needle
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original art: obelisk: Cleopatra's Needle
personal gear: needlecase
personal symbol: coronet, viscount's
Pivot
relic, ship: granite
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, needle
textileworking t&e: needle book
textile working t&e: needlecase
water transport: fighting vessel
water transport: muscle powered vessel: boat, rowing
woodworking t&e?: needle shaped object
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Display - Polar Worlds Gallery
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Overend, William Heysham
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Antarctic Exploration: Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1914-1916
Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
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Nelson, Navy, Nation
Seduction and Celebrity: The Spectacular Life of Emma Hamilton
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Galpin, Miss
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Queen Mary, Consort of King George V
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