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This old tin can was full of potatoes and was part of the food supply on Sir John Franklin's ships. Many of these tin cans, discarded by the sailors, have been found on Beechey Island.

In those days, cans were just starting to be used as a means of preserving food. People did not understand that the lead from the solder seam would give a person lead poisoning and could kill them. It is believed that many of the men of the Franklin Expedition died in this way.