THE Golden Age of Polar exploration is always popular with collectors, be it medals, memorabilia, photographs or books.
Unusual artefacts with links to Sir Ernest Shackleton’s expedition to Antarctica in 1914-15 and a man who sailed with him have surfaced. The Andrew Smith & Son sale on July 19-20 in Winchester features an early 19th century whaling harpoon consigned for sale by a descendant of the geologist James Wordie.