Portable Cook Stove Found by Hobson at Cape Felix (1847)

Portable Cook Stove Found by Hobson at Cape Felix

Created by: Robinson
Archive: National Maritime Museum
Reference number: Object ID no. AAA2127
Date: 1847
Notes: A relic of Sir John Franklin's last expedition 1845-1848. A portable stove found by Lieutenant William R. Hobson at an abandoned camp site at Cape Felix, King William Island on 25 May 1859. The stove was probably made on board ship for use by sledge parties

Sunken ship