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• Auction House:
  Theodore Bruce
• Sale Name:
  Emporium | July
• Sale Date:
  12 Jul 2020 ~ 12noon (AEST)
• Lot #:
  71
• 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
• Estimate:
  A$200 - 400
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Sport & Hobbies

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