A medicine chest used on the British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13 Terra Nova expedition of Captain Scott on display at The Polar Museum, Cambridge UK.
A medicine chest used on the British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13 Terra Nov expedition of Captain Scott on display at The Polar Museum, Cambridge The medicine chest was manufactured by Burroughs Wellcome & Co. of London and used on the British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13 (Terra Nova). The case contains 10 Bakelite tubes of medicine, a small piece of stone, a packet of 'court plaster', five packets of field dressings, a tube of 'hazeline' cream, a pin cushion with pins, two eye patches, two bandages, a silver case containing hypodermic needles, and a canvas case containing a knife, needles and thread, brush and pipette. The case also contains a double-sided printed page, pages 53-54, from Lyons, H. (1924). 'British (Terra Nova) Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913: miscellaneous data'. London: Harrison.
Size: 6306px × 3819px
Location: The Polar Museum, Cambridge, UK
Photo credit: © Andy Soloman / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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