Signal light holder

Used on Nares' Arctic expedition 1875. Cylindrical wooden item. One end wider, painted black and closed at base. The lower end transfixed by a wooden peg attached with string. Painted "(2) SIGNAL LIGHT HOLDER".

Object Details

ID: AAA4007
Collection: Polar Equipment and Relics
Type: Signal light holder
Display location: Not on display
Events: Arctic Exploration: North Pole expedition, Nares, 1875-1876
Date made: 1875
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London.
Measurements: Overall: 229 x 35 mm