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Waistcoat
Leather waistcoat lined with plain woven, grey wool fabric with a knap. It was worn by Francis R.H. Drake, meteorologist on Scott's Antarctic Expedition, 1910. The waistcoat is marked: 'J W' with a broad arrow between the letters, inside the neck. Two buttons are missing out of the original five. The letters 'S M' with a broad arrow are marked on the exterior under the left armhole.
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Object Details
| ID: | TXT0317 |
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| Collection: | Textiles |
| Type: | Waistcoat |
| Display location: | Display - Polar Worlds Gallery |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Events: | Antarctic Exploration: British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-1913 |
| Date made: | 1910 |
| People: | Drake, Paymaster Francis Randall Hugo |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 695 mm x 570 mm |