Bolt
An unprovenanced relic of Sir John Franklin's last expedition 1845-48. Bolt with one end square and one end round. There are notches in side. Similar items were found at the boat site discovered by Barry Ranford in Erebus Bay in 1993. The item is bent with the point broken.
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Object Details
ID: | AAA2342 |
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Collection: | Polar Equipment and Relics |
Type: | Bolt |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Unknown |
Events: | Arctic Exploration: Franklin's Last Expedition, 1845-1848; Arctic Exploration: Franklin Search Expedition, Schwatka, 1878-1880 |
Date made: | Before 1845 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 152 x 16 mm |