‘Rescue’ button from search for lost Franklin expedition bid to eight times estimate in Exeter

A copper button, made in 1852 as part of the effort to find survivors of the doomed Franklin expedition to the Arctic, has sold at auction for £6000.

Auctioneer Brian Goodison-Blanks of Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood (26% buyer’s premium) in Exeter…

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