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2003.008.007
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Knife

Object 2003.008.007

Knife

Knife

A dagger-like knife with an iron blade and bone shaft. The blade is attached with a copper rivet. The nearby 1854 wreck of Robert McClure’s ship ‘Investigator’ would have been a good source of sheet copper and other metal for people frequenting Banks Island. The item was collected by geologist Don Yont in 1961 on Mercy Bay, Banks Island.

Object Details
Accession No.2003.008.007
MakerUnknown
Culture
Region
LocationBanks Island, Western arctic
Date1800s
974.021.320
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Document cylinder

Object 974.021.320

Document cylinder

Document cylinder

A heavy brass pipe with screw-on cap fittings on either end, used as a document cylinder for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police boat St. Roch. Important messages were left in weather proof cylinders by arctic expeditions. Stamped on the cylinder is the following inscription: “Larsen, H.S. SI SCT. CPT/C.C./G.B. Dickens./1944/R.C.M.P. St. Roch. Aug 29th 1944”. In 1940–1942 the St. Roch (italisize) became the first vessel to complete a voyage through the Northwest Passage in a west to east direction, and in 1944 became the first to make a return trip in a single season.

Object Details
Accession No.974.021.320
MakerUnknown
Culture
Region
LocationWestern arctic
Date1944