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Gimlet Long Caption: A relic of Sir John Franklin's last expedition 1845-1848. A shell gimlet obtained from the Inuit at Repulse Bay in 1854 by the Rae Expedition. The Inuit said 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. The small gimlet is likely to have been used for repairing boots. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: AAA2063 Artist: unknown Date: circa 1845 Medium: steel; wood Size: 114 mm x 51 mm x 13 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.