Antarctic Item 033
This week I’ll be posting found Antarctic objects of a mysterious nature. Their purpose may once have been indicated by labels, connecting parts and context, but their isolated and weathered state now recasts them as curiosities appreciable for shape, color and texture.
If you happen to know what the items are or just want to venture a guess, drop a comment. I like to think of this one as a hybrid of a buckle, can opener, and emergency shoe horn.
James Weddell’s Antarctic carrot peeler.
Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd’s shaver.
Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen’s lange unterhosen buckle.
Erich von Drygalski’s long lost ice skate adjustment key.
James Clark Ross’s aft sail trim hook.
Carsten Egeberg Borchgrevink’s gefüllte fish can opener
Comment by Christoph Hitz — July 15, 2009 @ 7:01 pm