A black waterproofed cloth Housewife
Details
Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912)
A black waterproofed cloth Housewife
including a packet of needles by 'Needles Limited', coloured thread and 'BEST EDGE RING' tin buttons
A black waterproofed cloth Housewife
including a packet of needles by 'Needles Limited', coloured thread and 'BEST EDGE RING' tin buttons
Provenance
Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912); by descent.
Exhibited
(Possibly) Central Hall, Westminster, British Polar Exhibition, 2-15 July 1930, no.301 (part), (lent by Lady Hilton Young).
While outfitted by various companies including Burberry's, The Jaeger Co. Ltd., The Wolsey Underwear Co. and Messrs Mandelberg of Manchester, there were many necessary adaptions and repairs of clothing made on Scott's two expeditions, and ration bags and tanks for the sledging journeys were sewn by members of both Discovery and Terra Nova expeditions. Repair bags were carried on each sledge: 'The repair-bag was an important item; it contained the housewife, with needles, thread, &c., to repair our garments, a few strips of material to patch the tent, with sail needles and a palm, some hide throngs, some tough pieces of reindeer-skin for boots, and some spun yarn for lashings.' (R.F.Scott, The Voyage of the 'Discovery', London, 1907 new edition, I, p.333)
While outfitted by various companies including Burberry's, The Jaeger Co. Ltd., The Wolsey Underwear Co. and Messrs Mandelberg of Manchester, there were many necessary adaptions and repairs of clothing made on Scott's two expeditions, and ration bags and tanks for the sledging journeys were sewn by members of both Discovery and Terra Nova expeditions. Repair bags were carried on each sledge: 'The repair-bag was an important item; it contained the housewife, with needles, thread, &c., to repair our garments, a few strips of material to patch the tent, with sail needles and a palm, some hide throngs, some tough pieces of reindeer-skin for boots, and some spun yarn for lashings.' (R.F.Scott, The Voyage of the 'Discovery', London, 1907 new edition, I, p.333)