M0000979: Two pieces of Finiskol lashing used by Robert Falcon Scott, on display

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Two pieces of Finiskol lashing used by Scott.

Photograph of two pieces of Finiskol lashing used by Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912) as wick for lightning during the Terra Nove expedition 1910-1913, mounted on display board with the caption "This wick, cut from his finiskoe lashings, was used by Scott at the end to burn in a tin, with the spirit used for lighting the primus, and so formed a lamp. It was found by his side, and was probably used to warm his hands in order to go on writing". The items were part of a polar exhibition held in the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum's central hall in July 1930 but are not held by Wellcome Collection.

06 August 1930

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.