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Specimen collecting tweezers Long Caption: A relic of Sir John Franklin's last expedition 1845-1848. A pair of tweezers (for collecting natural history specimens) found in an abandoned boat at Erebus Bay, King William Island, in May 1859 by the McClintock Search Expedition 1857-1859. The tweezers are made in two sections held together with a collar. The ends are curved and they have a suspension ring. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: AAA2179 Artist: unknown Date: before 1845 Medium: brass Size: 100 mm x 13 mm x 5 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.