Twisting rod
Brought to England by donor’s father, Captain George Shuldham Peard in 1828. He served as 1st Lieutenant, later Commander, on HMS Blossom (1825-1828). One of the ships sent to search for Sir John Franklin’s expedition to the Canadian Arctic.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 51/1916/119
- Collection Class
- Tools for farm and craft
- Collection Area Region
- N
- Material
- walrus ivorysinew or gut
- Common Name
- twisting rod
- Simple Name
- rod
- Production County
- Bering Strait / Northwest Alaska
- Production Country
- United States of America; Canada
- Production Year High
- 1828
