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Match box Long Caption: A relic of Sir John Franklin's last expedition 1845-1848. A plain brass box with a hinged lid and a steel striking surface to one side obtained from the Inuit at Repulse Bay in 1854 by the Rae Expedition. The Inuit said that they had found the material at a camp to the north west of the mouth of the Back River where a party of Europeans had died of starvation. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: AAA2065 Artist: unknown Date: circa 1845 Medium: brass Size: 13 mm x 57 mm x 28 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.