
So you know how there's that auction coming up of artifacts that viscerally embody the unfathomable hardships of Scott's British Antarctic Expedition?
Well, tomorrow there's also this. I mean, just. Electroplated. Can you even imagine?
Lot No: 4
An electroplated silver six slice toast rack from the British Antarctic Expedition Terra Nova RYS (1910-1913), est. £1,500 - 2,000 [bonhams.com]
Unexpectedly related: 100-year-old pat of butter found at Scott's Antarctic base [dailymail.co.uk]