A cylindrical tin Goldner food canister converted into a canteen from the 1845 Northwest Passage Expedition led by Sir John Franklin. It is made of iron plate, tinned and soldered with the lid resoldered and a spout inserted into the side. 'GOLDNER'S PATENT' is embossed on the base.

This tin was recovered by a party from the US expedition under Lieutenant Frederick Schwatka between 1878 and 1880. It corresponds with 'Item 21. Tin cantine [sic] found at Wall Bay' in the 1881 catalogue of items that he sent back to Britain in 1881. [TNA, ADM 1/6600].

Schwatka's expedition visited Cape Maria Louisa twice, which is just south of Wall Bay, on the way to Cape Felix in mid June 1879 and then around 12 July on the return trip. Gilder records that they found a 'several red cans marked GOLDNER'S PATENT' among the items retrieved from the cache. [Gilder, page 148]. Heinrich Klutschak reported that an Inuk had told the expedition that he had cached these items under a rock for lack of transport but was unable to find them when he came back. [Klutschak, page 94].

The '(4) TIN CANTEEN' in white paint on the side of the tin indicates that it was displayed in the Royal Naval Museum, Greenwich, with the original description of 'Case 10, No. 4. Tin canister'. It was also in Display 15 in the Royal Naval Exhibition at Chelsea in 1891.