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Tin base
Base of tin. A relic of Sir John Franklin's last expedition 1845-8. A tin cylindar found in an abandoned boat at Erebus Bay, King William Island, in May 1859 by the McClintock Search Expedition 1857-9. A cylindrical container made of iron plate, tinned and soldered with a cap.
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Object Details
| ID: | AAA2186.1 |
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| Type: | Tin base |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | before 1845 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. |
| Measurements: | Diameter: 49 mm;Overall: 123 mm |
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Tin
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