A cylindrical tinned sheet metal '9 pint' stew pan

A cylindrical tinned sheet metal stew pan with handles and a concave base made for the British Arctic Expedition, 1875-76, led by Captain George Nares. The stew pan was designed to accommodate a 9 pint kettle (AAA4006) inside when stored away for sledging.

The scale drawing for this pan and the rest of the '9 pint' cooking apparatus is NPD3864.

Object Details

ID: AAA4004
Collection: Polar Equipment and Relics
Type: Stew pan
Display location: Display - Polar Worlds Gallery
Events: Arctic Exploration: North Pole expedition, Nares, 1875-1876
Vessels: Alert (1856)
Date made: 1875
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London.
Measurements: Overall: 95 x 260 mm