Used by Charles Swithinbank on the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition 1949-52 for winter surveying. They were worn inside mukluks or caribou skin boots (finnesko).Ī pair of dog skin socks (fur-side out) with short fur. Used by Charles Swithinbank on the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition 1949-52 for winter surveying.Ī pair of dog skin socks (fur-side out) with long fur. Used by Charles Swithinbank on the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition 1949-52 for winter surveying.Ī pair of caribou skin finnesko, with most of the hair missing. Used by Charles Swithinbank on the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition 1949-52.Ī pair of caribou skin leggings (fur-side out). Used by Charles Swithinbank on the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition 1949-52.Ī pair of dark brown wooden skis with metal bindings. Long downhill skis were selected to spread the weight of the skier when crossing snow bridges.Ī pair of dark brown wooden skis, made by Kolbjørn Knutsen & Co. Used by Charles Swithinbank to travel 1500km in the Transantarctic Mountains and on the Ross Ice Shelf with the United States Antarctic Research Programme 1960-62. Used by Charles Swithinbank on the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition 1949-52.Ī pair of metal skis with a black coating and no bindings. Used by Charles Swithinbank on the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition 1949-52.Ī pair of dark brown wooden ski poles with leather wrist straps. The large size was the result of Gunther allowing for shrinkage.Ī pair of varnished wooden skis, made by A/S Norge-Ski of Norway, with metal bindings. Gunther for use on Discovery 1925-27 during the Discovery Investigations. It belonged to Commander Roderick Wilson Day, who served on the British Relief Expedition 1902-03 (Morning) and British Relief Expedition 1903-04 (Morning).Ī pair of pale blue thigh-high woollen socks. The shaft would be inserted into one of the holes for the pot stand, positioning the preforated dome over the burner head - when the stove was operating the dome would become red hot and radiate heat around the tent.Ī Royal Naval Volunteers sword (a) with scabbard (b). Day.Ī wooden spar, the only surviving relic from Endurance, the ship of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1914–1916 (Endurance), led by Ernest Shackleton.Ī tent heater for a primus stove, used on the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition 1949-52. Day in 1918.Ī Reserve Decoration (Decoration for Officers of the Royal Naval Reserve) with ribbon, in a green-brown case, awarded to Roderick W. The medal is housed in a card case together with a British War Medal (Y: 98/3/4).Ī George V issue OBE (Military) badge, with a brown presentation case and a spare ribbon. The medal is housed in a card case together with a Victory Medal (Y: 98/3/5).Ī Victory Medal, with a separate ribbon, awarded to Roderick W. Inside the case is a spare ribbon and a newspaper cutting from the Daily Mail entitled 'Everest men won't get a medal like this'.Ī British War Medal, with a separate ribbon, awarded to Roderick W. Day for the British Relief Expedition 1903-04 (Terra Nova), which was sent to rescue the British National Antarctic Expedition 1901-04 (Discovery). It was found in the hut of the British Antarctic Expedition 1898-1900 (Southern Cross) at Cape Adare, and was brought back by Roderick Wilson Day, third officer on the British Relief Expedition 1903-04 (Terra Nova), which was sent to rescue the British National Antarctic Expedition 1901-04 (Discovery).Ī quartz crystal with pyrite encrustations, from Ross Island, Antarctica.Īn Edward VII-issue silver Polar Medal with no ribbon or bars, in a royal blue case. It was brought back by Raymond Priestley in 1959 during Operation Deep Freeze IV.Ī porcelain willow pattern cup with fluted edges, broken and subsequently repaired. Dissertations & Theses by SPRI studentsĪ bamboo walking stick made from a tent pole used at Cape Adare by the Northern Party of the British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13 (Terra Nova).
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