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Canister
Metal watertight canister for deposit of messages, with a slip-on lid. It was left, containing a letter, by the crew of the whaler 'Hope' while searching for the Russian exploration ship 'Eira' in the Arctic, 26 July 1882.
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Object Details
| ID: | ZBA1667 |
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| Collection: | Polar Equipment and Relics |
| Type: | Canister |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | 1881 - 1882 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 260 mm; Diameter: 57 mm |