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BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION, 1910-1913
An ice axe with cast steel head by Manskey and Co., Stourbridge, wood handle with twine grip still attached; and an electroplate serving spoon, the finial handle impressed with the emblem of a penguin standing on the southern hemisphere encircled by the legend: 'British Antartic Expedition Terra Nova RYS', maker's mark 'W. & H'. Length 19in. and 8in. (49.4cm. and 21cm.) respectively.
Provenance: William Richard Timothy and by descent. W. R. Timothy, a retired marine engineer, became licensee of the 'Hope and Anchor', Cardiff, in the late 1890s. Cardiff, with its importance as a coaling station, was probably the town from which Scott received his strongest support. As an ex-sailor himself, Timothy was naturally inclined to befriend members of the expedition and we are informed by the vendor that he amassed a large amount of Antarctic clothing and polar equipment, quite probably in exchange for kindnessses of his own. The collection was moved to Merthyr Tydfil in the 1920s and kept in a large cellar. The importance of the collection was unrecognised and it was allowed to deteriorate, the present ice axe and spoon alone surviving. (2)
An ice axe with cast steel head by Manskey and Co., Stourbridge, wood handle with twine grip still attached; and an electroplate serving spoon, the finial handle impressed with the emblem of a penguin standing on the southern hemisphere encircled by the legend: 'British Antartic Expedition Terra Nova RYS', maker's mark 'W. & H'. Length 19in. and 8in. (49.4cm. and 21cm.) respectively.
Provenance: William Richard Timothy and by descent. W. R. Timothy, a retired marine engineer, became licensee of the 'Hope and Anchor', Cardiff, in the late 1890s. Cardiff, with its importance as a coaling station, was probably the town from which Scott received his strongest support. As an ex-sailor himself, Timothy was naturally inclined to befriend members of the expedition and we are informed by the vendor that he amassed a large amount of Antarctic clothing and polar equipment, quite probably in exchange for kindnessses of his own. The collection was moved to Merthyr Tydfil in the 1920s and kept in a large cellar. The importance of the collection was unrecognised and it was allowed to deteriorate, the present ice axe and spoon alone surviving. (2)