Leather wallet

A metal-framed, tan-coloured leather wallet with metal edging. It was used by Dr Alexander Hepburne Macklin (1889-1967), the surgeon on Ernest Shackletons last two expeditions. There are numerous cracks in the leather covering of the wallet.

Object Details

ID: ZBA2273
Collection: Relics
Type: Wallet
Display location: Not on display
Events: Antarctic Exploration: Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1914-1916
Date made: Before 1914
People: Macklin, Alexander Hepburne
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 15 x 100 x 75 mm