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REFERRING to the letter on tin plague in NATURE of December 15 last, it may be of interest to record that in the Museum of Fisheries and Shipping at Hull, among a number of Arctic and Antarctic relics, we have two tins, each about 6 in. in diameter, provided with a thin iron handle on the top soldered on to assist in carrying. These tins, according to the “Guide to the Museum of the Hull Literary and Philosophical Society,” published in 1860, and confirmed by that society's minutes, were picked up, among other relics and stores left by Capt. Parry, on Fury Beach in 1825. They were found by Capt. (afterwards Sir John) Ross in 1831, who brought them away with him. Capt. Ross was picked up at sea in a boat by Capt. Humphreys, of the Isabella, a whaler of Hull, in 1833, and these relics, among others, were in the boat with him. They were brought to Hull and given to the Literary and Philosophical Society. Eventually this society's collection was handed to the Hull Corporation.
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SHEPPARD, T. Tin Plague and Arctic Relics. Nature 109, 78 (1922). https://doi.org/10.1038/109078b0
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