Live Auction 6911Travel, Science and Natural History
ERNEST HENRY SHACKLETON (1874-1922)
Lot 151

ERNEST HENRY SHACKLETON (1874-1922)

Burroughs Wellcome & Co. (suppliers): a tin of "Tabloids" tea (empty) originally containing one hundred tabloids of compressed tea

Closed9 October 2012

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GBP 3,750

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ERNEST HENRY SHACKLETON (1874-1922)
Burroughs Wellcome & Co. (suppliers): a tin of "Tabloids" tea (empty) originally containing one hundred tabloids of compressed tea
the bottom of the tin marked from usage as a striker for matches
3 1/8 x 2 x in. (8 x 5.8 x 1.9cm.)

Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874-1922), and thence by descent; Christie's London, 25 Sept. 2001, lot 363 (The Shackleton Collection), where acquired by the present owner.

Specialist note

Burroughs Wellcome supplied a variety of 'tabloid' preparations for Shackleton's expeditions. The present tin appears to have had some salvage use, being cannibalised as a striker for vestas. This, along with its retention by Shackleton, suggests it may be a relic of the Endurance expedition of 1914-1917.