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Balance
Used on Nares' Arctic expedition 1875. Brass balance beam of a pair of scales. Abandoned during retreat with HM sledge "Sir Edward Parry" along the North coast of Greenland in 1876. Recovered by Dr Peter Dawes at Repulse Harbour, Nyeboe Land, N Greenland 10 August 1966. Used for weighing out sledging rations.
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Object Details
| ID: | AAA4043 |
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| Collection: | Polar Equipment and Relics |
| Type: | Balance |
| Display location: | Display - Polar Worlds Gallery |
| Events: | Arctic Exploration: North Pole expedition, Nares, 1875-1876 |
| Vessels: | Discovery (1873); Sir Edward Parry fl.1875 (HM Sledge) |
| Date made: | 1875-6; 1876 10 Aug 1966 |
| People: | Beaumont, Lewis Anthony; Dawes, Peter R. |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 25 mm x 260 mm x 89 mm |