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(Byrd, Richard E.) A pair of large fur-out knee

Currency:USD Category:Books / Antiquarian & Collectible Start Price:375.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 700.00 USD
(Byrd, Richard E.)  A pair of large fur-out knee
(Byrd, Richard E.) A pair of large fur-out knee height boots (caribou skin), label of Lomen Reindeer Co., Nome, Alaska, manfactured for the Byrd Antarctic Expedition…… with ….. A pair of caribou skin mittens. These were originally purchased in the late 1980's at an auction of equipment & supplies from Byrd's expeditions which had been in storage since the 1930's, held in Massachussets. The mittens are labeled "Gloves pictured in Natl Geo. (National Geographic Magazine) August 1930, p.208", the boots are labeled "Mukluk worn by A.B. (Admiral Byrd) outside tent with 3 other men….." - in the same or another N.G. photo? Good condition. See colour illustration.