Tin, Horlicks
Maker and role
Horlick's Malted Milk Company
Production date
Circa 1910
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Object detail
Accession number
1977.152
Description
Original tin of "Horlicks" malted milk powder manufactured & packed especially for Captain Scott's 1910 Antarctic Expedition. Remains of label in two parts; aged brown with black text, torn edges. Reads " ...up in tin cans expressly for use of [B]RITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION, 1910 (Captain R. Scott, R.N.)" and includes directions for use.
Marks
Horlick's Malted Milk Company, / Slough, Bucks., England. / Also Racine, Wis., U.S.A. Printed
[...]up in tin cans expressly for the use of / BRITISH ANTARCTIC / EXPEDITION, 1910. / (Captain R. Scott, RN.) Printed
[...]up in tin cans expressly for the use of / BRITISH ANTARCTIC / EXPEDITION, 1910. / (Captain R. Scott, RN.) Printed
Media/Materials
Credit Line
Horlick's Malted Milk Company. Circa 1910. Tin, Horlicks, 1977.152. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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