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Description: | Used on Nares' Arctic expedition 1875. Green painted snow shoe made of a flat piece of wood with an indentation for the heel. A strap and buckle attachment is secured to the front by brass loops. A leather part closed by brass hooks and eyes goes over the wearer's foot.
Royal Naval Museum, Greenwich, 1913 catalogue p.15 case 26 no.10 "Pair of snow shoes". Presented by W C West Esquire in 1907. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Subjects: | snow shoes | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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