Drinking flask

Used on Nares' Arctic expedition 1875. Belonged to Lieutenant A A C Parr, HMS "Alert". Tin plate drinking flask with leather covered neck containing wooden stopper. Rings on shoulders of flask to which is attached a string to go round the neck.

Object Details

ID: AAA4113
Collection: Polar Equipment and Relics
Type: Drinking flask
Display location: Not on display
Events: Arctic Exploration: North Pole expedition, Nares, 1875-1876
Vessels: Alert (1856)
Date made: 1875
People: Parr, Alfred Arthur Chase
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 200 mm x 110 mm x 40 mm