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Description: | A relic of Sir John Franklin's last expedition 1845-48. A Goldner soup tin found at Beechey Island by the Inglefield Search Expedition, 1852. Franklin's expedition spent its first winter on the island. The tin is made of sheets of tinned wrought iron soldered together. There are traces of red paint on the exterior. The contents have been removed throught two holes knocked in opposite sides of the top with a chisel and the empty tin squashed flat. The contractors name 'GOLDNER . PATENT' is impressed on the base. A Royal Naval Museum item number is painted in white on the side '(7)'.
The item was presented by Franklin's niece, Miss Sophia Cracroft in 1859. 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. | Publisher: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/page/7d7ded6fb50d6031e2884961a200be58.html | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Creator: | Goldner, Stephen | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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