22nd Oct, 2008 12:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Association)
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[M] [CAPTAIN ROBERT FALCON SCOTT] S.S. DISCOVERY: A BRASS LIFEBOAT PLATE, CIRCA 1901
[CAPTAIN ROBERT FALCON SCOTT] S.S. DISCOVERY: A BRASS LIFEBOAT PLATE, CIRCA 1901
cast in brass and etched S.S. "DISCOVERY" with black-filled lettering, now mounted on wood with a hanging loop
5¼in. (13.5cm.) diameter
Proposed by the Royal Geographical Society and paid for by private and public funds, the design for Discovery closely followed that of the whaleship Bloodhound which had successfully accompanied the 1875 expedition. Massively built to withstand the pressures of being ice-bound for long periods, she was not only equipped with a hoisting rudder and propeller but with laboratories and a magnetic observatory.
[CAPTAIN ROBERT FALCON SCOTT] S.S. DISCOVERY: A BRASS LIFEBOAT PLATE, CIRCA 1901
cast in brass and etched S.S. "DISCOVERY" with black-filled lettering, now mounted on wood with a hanging loop
5¼in. (13.5cm.) diameter
Proposed by the Royal Geographical Society and paid for by private and public funds, the design for Discovery closely followed that of the whaleship Bloodhound which had successfully accompanied the 1875 expedition. Massively built to withstand the pressures of being ice-bound for long periods, she was not only equipped with a hoisting rudder and propeller but with laboratories and a magnetic observatory.
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Association), 22nd Oct, 2008
