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Box made by ship's carpenter R. R. Grant, and presented to Dr Edward Hillis Marshall D.S.O., T.D. surgeon on 'Discovery's' 1925-27 voyage. An oblong box with a removable lid, a small location dowel on one side. The edges of lid are slightly rounded off. A pencil note on paper inside reads: 'With Chippy's Complements. Made from the wood of the Discovery.'
Mrs Marshall: 'The ship's carpenter made delightful little boxes from the wood of the ship, when it was repaired. Most of the officer's had one.'
Mrs Marshall: 'The ship's carpenter made delightful little boxes from the wood of the ship, when it was repaired. Most of the officer's had one.'
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Object Details
| ID: | AAA4139 |
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| Collection: | Polar Equipment and Relics |
| Type: | Box |
| Display location: | Display - Polar Worlds Gallery |
| Creator: | Grant, R.R.; Grant, R.R. Grant, R.R. |
| Events: | Discovery Oceanographic Expedition, 1925-1927 |
| Vessels: | Discovery (1901) |
| Date made: | 1925-1927; 1925-7 |
| People: | Kemp, Stanley; Marshall, Edward Hillis |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 89 mm x 152 mm x 95 mm |