Sledge parts

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1973.0159.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Wood.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 12.1 cm
Width: 4.8 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Non-motorized Ground Transportation
Category: Animal powered
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Recovered from campsite of H.M.S. Alert (Headed by Capt. Sir George Nares, 1875-76), the first vessel to land on the shores of northern Ellesmere Island. G. Hattersley-Smith & R.G. Blackadar discovered site 12 miles south of Cape Sheridan in 1953.
Function: Parts of a sledge for travelling over ice.
Technical: British made sledge runners for use on Arctic ice. Runners thinner than aboriginal examples... which may be why it and this cache of objects were lost or left behind.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: N/A
Finish: Two rectangular wooden pieces that fit to a sledge. Each piece has an 1/8" hole drilled through it. Right angle of each part has a 1/8" x 3/4" notch. Good condition.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Sledge parts, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1973.0159, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1973.0159.001/

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