Nylon-coated steel sledge
Steel sledge used with ski-doo [skidoo] sledge hauler by the Fiennes Transglobe Expedition. The metal was nylon-coated at Plastic Coatings Ltd, Winsford to provide corrosion protection in sub-zero temperatures and to prevent skin burns from the metal.
Object Details
| ID: | AAA4271 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Polar Equipment and Relics |
| Type: | Sledge |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | British Steel Corp; Plastic Coatings Ltd |
| Events: | Fiennes Transglobe Expedition, 1979-1982 |
| Date made: | 1979 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 305 mm x 3937 mm x 800 mm |