Ice axe, snow knife and sheath, pickaxe and pemmican chopper

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Ice axe, snow knife and sheath, pickaxe and pemmican chopper

Scale: Half-size. Plan showing the side elevation and end view of an 8lb ice axe; a side and plan view and section through a 10oz snow knife with a side and plan view of the leather knife sheath; a side elevation and end view of the pickaxe; and a side, front and end view of a pemmican chopper for use on the British Arctic Expedition, 1875-6.

The plan includes a detailed description of the materials used and its construction.

Signed by Sir Francis Leopold McClintock [Rear Admiral Superintendant, Portsmouth Dockyard] and William B. Robinson [Master Shipwright & Engineer, Portsmouth Dockyard.]

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Object Details

ID:	NPD3867
Type:	Technical drawing
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	14 July 1875; July 1875
Credit:	© Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
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