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Sep. 09, 1957 - Exhibition Of Antarctic Expedition Clothing And Equipment In London: An exhibition is being held in London of the clothing - equipment - food etc. to be take by the Medical Research Council Expedition to the Antarctic in December. The expedition is to join Sir Edmund Hil-ary's party in Bailey Island, in the McMurdo Sound. Photo shows Major J.M. Adam a member of the expedition - demonstrates the Vest of the wire under-clothes on Leonard Philips a student from Lagos. The wire underclothes weigh 3 lbs. and are for the measurement of mean skin temperature. In emergency they can be heated from a small battery of portable generator. The Underclothes were knitted by hand by the wife of Major Adam

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Antarctic Battery Demonstrates Generator Heated Join Knitted Lagos Mcmurdo Mean Measurement Philips Portable Temperature Underclothes Weigh

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