Watch case

A relic of Sir John Franklin's last expedition 1845-48. The back of a silver watch case. It was obtained from the Inuit at Repulse Bay in 1854 by the Rae Expedition. The Inuit said that they had found the material at a camp to the north west of the mouth of the Back River where a party of Europeans had died of starvation. The case has London hallmarks with the date letter for 1824-25 and the maker's initials 'IH'. It is also stamped '107'. The item is shown in the drawing by Edward Pulleyn (AAA3972). It was presented to Greenwich Hospital by the Admiralty.

Object Details

ID: AAA2072
Collection: Timekeeping
Type: Watch case
Display location: Not on display
Creator: IH
Events: Arctic Exploration: Franklin's Last Expedition, 1845-1848; Arctic Exploration: Dr John Rae, 1853-1854
Date made: 1824-25
People: Greenwich Hospital
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Greenwich Hospital Collection
Measurements: Overall: 62 x 54 x 14 mm