#before 1845

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Epaulettes from the wreck of HMS Erebus, maybe owned and worn by Lieutenant James Walter Fairholme, before 1845 - Above the condition as they were found and below after cleaning and conservation.

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Clay pipe fragments, before 1845

They were found at Northern Cairn, Cape Felix on 3 July 1879 by the Schwatka Search Expedition 1878-79. The site had been occupied by twelve officers and men from the Franklin expedition in the summer of 1847.

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Relics of Sir John Franklin's last expedition in search of the North-West Passage, 1845-48. And one Sledge Compass which was used in the Arctic between 1850 and 1853 by the sledge parties searching for Sir John Franklin.

1. A razor found in the North West Territories of Canada, before 1845

2.Two parts of a telescope, before 1845

3. A portable stove found by Lieutenant William R. Hobson at an abandoned camp site at Cape Felix, King William Island on 25 May 1859. The stove was probably made on board ship for use by sledge parties.

4. A tea canister collected by the McClintock Search Expedition 1857-1859 It was apparently found near a small cairn, three miles north of Point Victory .

5.Sword hilt found aboard HMS Erebus 2015.

6. Sledge compass, used during a searching expedition 1850-1853    

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Hairbrush recovered from HMS Erebus during the Franklin Expedition were shown at a press conference in Ottawa, February 20, 2020

The 110 dives 2019, focused on the cabin of the 3rd Lieutenant James Walter Fairholme and the captain’s stewards (Edmund Hoar) pantry. Most of the artifacts were recovered there. These included a pair of lieutenant’s epaulettes, a hairbrush, a toothbrush, a lead stamp and dishes.

The last examinations of this brush showed that there are still hairs there. Possibly they are still intact enough to allow a DNA analysis.

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A beaded silk purse sewn to a metal frame, before 1845

It belonged to a crew member of Franklin's Arctic expedition, 1845 and was found in an abandoned boat at Erebus Bay, King William Island, in May 1859 by the McClintock Search Expedition 1857-59.

McClintock's party reached this site on 30 May. The boat was 28 foot long and mounted on a heavy sledge. McClintock found it just above high tide mark pointing back in the direction of the ships and containing a large quantity of abandoned personal possessions and two skeletons.

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Sailor's Housewife (sewing kit), before 1845

A sailor's 'housewife' or sewing kit from the 1845 British Northwest Passage Expedition led by Sir John Franklin. The 'housewife' is made from two strips of ribbon woven with clover plants, oak leaves and acorns. A strip of blue velvet is sewn to either ends. It contains a thimble, a quantity of thread, a ball of wool and a small package wrapped in cotton fabric held by a pin.

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Epaulettes from the wreck of HMS Erebus, maybe owned and worn by Lieutenant James Walter Fairholme, before 1845

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A pocket chronometer found in an abandoned boat with two skeletons at Erebus Bay, King William Island, in May 1859 by the McClintock Search Expedition 1857-59. It was issued to HMS Terror in 1845.

Lieutenant John Irving wrote to his sister Kate on 10 July 1845 'I have charge of our chronometers, which are little clocks. I have to wind them up and compare them, and write an account of their goings on - there are ten of them in each ship'.