Historic scales returned to Scott s Discovery Hut in Antarctica
The scales hung in Susannas Idaho log cabin for around 15 years before she learned about the work New Zealands Antarctic Heritage Trust had done to conserve Discovery Hut and the artefacts in it.
CHRISTCHURCH
.-New Zealands Antarctic Heritage Trust is celebrating the return of a set of Salter scales which an American Navy Seabee Captain souvenired from Robert Falcon Scotts Discovery Hut in Antarctica.
The scales were taken by Captain James Douglas who was a distinguished engineer and Naval command officer in charge of the construction of eight United States bases in Antarctica in the late 1950s.
The New Zealand Antarctic Heritage Trust is celebrating the return of a historic set of scales souvenired from an English explorer s base hut more than 60 years ago.
The Salter scales belonged in Robert Falcon Scott s Discovery Hut and are more than 100 years old.
The scales were taken as a souvenir by Naval command officer Captain James Douglas while he was in charge of building eight US bases in Antarctica in the late 1950s.
He passed them on to his daughter Susanna Marquette, telling her they were used to weigh meat for the dogs at the hut. I was very, very honoured that he had passed them onto me, Marquette said.
Captain Scott s scales returned to Antarctica after being taken as a souvenir stuff.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from stuff.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.