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Description: | A relic of Sir John Franklin's last expedition 1845-48. A meat tin found at Beechey Island by the Inglefield Search Expedition, 1852. A large, rectangular empty tin with part of the top surface remaining at a corner. There are two small holes in the front side. It is made of sheets of tinned wrought iron soldered together. In white paint on the side '(10) EMPTY PRESERVED MEAT TINS, BROUGHT FROM BEECHEY ISLAND'.
Captain Inglefield stopped at the island on his way home to deliver mail to 'North Star'. He reached the island on 7 September and remained there twelve hours.
Inscription. Tinned sheet iron. | Publisher: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/page/7d7ded6fb50d6031e2884961a200be58.html | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Creator: | Unknown | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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