This weather vane was made by engineer Knut Sundbeck aboard the Fram, while the ship was moored in The Bay of Whales, Antarctica, in February 1911. It was installed next to the meteorological screen outside Framheim. After the South Pole expedition, Amundsen brought the weather vane home to Uranienborg, and installed it at the top of the flagpole there.
The weather vane outside of Framheim at the Bay of Whales, 1911. Photo: Follo Museum, MiA.
A photo of the weather vane at the top of the flagpole at Uranienborg. Photo: Follo museum, MiA
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1899
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1907
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1908
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1909
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1914
Amundsen becomes a pilot
1916 – 1917
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1922
Nita and Camilla move in
1923
Uranienborg for sale
1924
Amundsen goes bankrupt
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Lecture tour in Japan
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Uranienborg becomes a museum
1938
Betty’s house burns down
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