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.

Object Details

ID: AAA2342
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