自动感应玩偶 "下落不明 Sir John Franklin 的探险队", 19世纪末

defend himself with an ice-pick while a second clambers up a ladder pursued by a polar bear, height 18 x width 13 in. (46 x 33 cm), some papier-mâché losses. – The English press began a century-long fascination with the 1845 expedition became icebound in the last unnavigated section of the Northwest Passage of the Canadian mysterious fate of Franklin and his crew, when their Arctic. Speculation revived when explorer John Rae discovered relics of the Franklin Expedition in 1854, leading to another search in 1859 and a scientific investigation in 1981. – Included with the lot are a blown-glass model sailing ship under a dome and a copy of "Fatal Passage, The Story of John Rae, the Arctic Hero Time Forgot", Ken McGoogan (2001). – Fascinating historical subject, in superb working condition.