English: Tin of pemmican, unopened; made by J D Beauvais Denmark; as issued to Captain Scott's South Pole Expedition marked- Preserved Provisions - Established 1850 - Trademark - J. D. Beauvais - Copenhagen
Date
George V (1910 - 1936)-House of Windsor-English reign; 16 Jun 1954; Circa 1911; Jan 1911; 1954
Dimensions
length: 123mm
circumference: 230mm
diameter across base: 75mm
Collection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1954.76.1, col.2045, 33834
Notes
Tin of Pemmican, unopened; made by J D Beauvais Denmark; as issued to Captain Scott's South Pole Expedition marked- Preserved Provisions - Established 1850 - Trademark - J. D. Beauvais - Copenhagen Pemmican is a concentrated food consisting of dried pulverized meat, dried berries, and rendered fat. It was invented by the native peoples of North America, and widely used during the fur trade and later by Arctic and Antarctic explorers such as Robert Falcon Scott as a high-calorie food. Properly packaged, it could be stored for long periods of time.
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