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The Slop Chest

The slop chest was a shop onboard a ship that sold personal items, such as clothing, tobacco, pens and paper. Welcome to our digital "Slop Chest" where you can browse our shelves for more facts and figures. You'll also find links to other museums and resources to dive deeper into the story of whaling at South Georgia.

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Recommended books and publications

Resources
  • Shetland's Whaling Tradition by the Shetland Ex-whalers Association Purchase book
  • Pesca by Ian Hart Purchase book
  • Whaling at Godthul South Georgia by Odd Galteland & Bjorn Basberg Purchase book
  • Whaling In the Falkland Islands Dependencies by Ian Hart Purchase book
  • Antarctic Whaling by John Sheail, Paul Rodhouse and John Dudeney Purchase book

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