Lot #70 - A Vintage Venesta Ltd Lead Lined Timber Travelling Trunk with Travel Papers, c,1920-1930 for Dr T.S Greenaway & His Wife
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Auction House:Theodore Bruce
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Sale Name:Emporium | July
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Sale Date:12 Jul 2020 ~ 12noon (AEST)
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Lot #:70
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Lot Description:A Vintage Venesta Ltd Lead Lined Timber Travelling Trunk with Travel Papers, c,1920-1930 for Dr T.S Greenaway & His Wife
Vesesta Lt Boxes & Barrels, Vintry House, Queen St Place, London- the boxes gained special notoriety from their use on two well-publicized Antarctic expeditions. Ernest Shackleton’s Nimrod expedition (1907-1909) took some 2,500 Venesta boxes to the Antarctic, where they withstood difficult conditions including exposure to salt water and burial in ice.
30 x 91 x 54 cm -
Notes:Dr T.S Greenaway & his wife travelled between London, Australia, Mombasa, Africa, Dr Greenaway was an expert in the plague and other relayed illnesses
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Estimate:A$200 - 400
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Realised Price:
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Category:Sport & Hobbies
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