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4.05 BOAT SPADE. Classic mid-19th
century American flensing too used at the height of the whaling
industry. This rare example features a cast steel blade with a
raised support rib leading to the circular socket. One side of
the blade is impressed with the maker’s mark, “L. COLE
(cast) STEEL.” This authentic whaling tool is complete
with its original hardwood pole with eyelets in the end for securing
a lanyard when used in the whaleboat. It bears the original
steel pin securing the socket to the pole. The hand forged “iron”
measures 13 ½ inches long by 3 3/8 inches wide. 53 inches
long overall. Good, sound condition showing much use but no
abuse, with heavy surface pitting as expected of use in a saltwater
environment. 495
According to Thomas Lytle in “Harpoons and Other Whalecraft,” 1984, The Old Dartmouth Historical Society, New Bedford, Mass., “The first cut made on a whale was made with a spade carried in the whaleboat, and therefore called a boat spade. After the whale was killed with a lance the boat spade was used for cutting holes in the body. The line for towing the carcass to the whaleship was fastened through the holes.”
“The thin boat spade was also used on the whaleship for removing blubber from the whale. When used in this way it was called a narrow cutting spade to distinguish it from the usual cutting spade with a slightly wider blade. The cutting spade had a blade four to five inches wide, while the narrow cutting spade was no more than four inches wide.”
“Luther Cole was born on May 20, 1822. He began his blacksmith career as an apprentice to William Carsley in New Bedford, in 1839. He worked for other Whalecraft manufacturers until sometime between 1859 and 1865 when he moved to Fairhaven to start his own blacksmith shop. He retired in 1899.”
A very similar spade made by James Snow (worked 1839-1885) is in the collection of the New Bedford Whaling Museum. It has a length of 15 3/8 inches, measures 3 ¾ inches wide and is mounted on a pole providing an overall length of 49 ½ inches.
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4.03 SCRIMSHAW NEEDLE CASE.
Exceptional sailor-made sailmaker’s needle case carved entirely
out of a single piece of dense panbone of a sperm whale with
press-fit cap. The exterior of this example of working
scrimshaw is finely decorated with the scrimshawed portrait of a
maiden intently gazing into the distance with her raised whale oil
lamp. The dress and hairstyle of the young woman are indicative
of the 1860’s. The hollowed interior of the case contains
4 sailmaker’s needles and two pieces of beeswax, one wrapped in
sinew. Each of the classic triangular needles is signed “W.
BARTLEET (sic) & SONS.” 7 inches long by 1 12/ inches
in diameter. Excellent original condition with nice patina,
noting one small age crack. Very RARE!
Provenance: West Sea Company auction April 28, 1991, lot 147.
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4.76 SCRIMSHAW CLOTHESPIN. Unusually large 19th century clothespin, sailor-made out of a single piece of dense bone from a sperm whale's jaw known as "panbone." This utilitarian example of scrimshaw was turned to a slender, graceful shape including decorative scribe lines at the top. Then it was carefully cut out by hand to make the long slot. So formed, this pin is surprisingly flexible and can actually be squeezed together with two fingers! 7 inches long and 1/2 inch in diameter. A really nice old relic in perfect original condition. 199
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4.98 SCRIMSHAW DIPPER. Exquisite mid-1800’s
American whaleman-made dipper used to apportion a sailor’s
ration of grog or water. This splendid piece of
functional shipboard scrimshaw consists of a coconut
shell bowl fitted to a whale ivory connector using copper
rivets. The connector attaches to the sculpted rosewood handle
with 8 facets which terminates in a beautifully carved fist made of
whale tooth ivory holding a suspension loop. The anatomically
perfect fist even depicts the fingernails on each finger! It
has a distinctive cuff inlaid with 3 baleen “buttons” and
is connected to the handle with a whale tooth separator held with a
copper pin. The quality and condition of this dipper defy
elaboration. 16 ¼ inches long and 3 ¾ inches wide on
the bowl. It is museum quality and worthy of the finest
collection – certainly one of the finest examples of its type
ever! We are proud to be able to offer it.
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4.97 SCRIMSHAW PIE CRIMPER. Fine
mid-19th century American whaleman-made scrimshaw pie crimper or “jagging
wheel” made entirely out of whale tooth ivory, baleen, abalone
shell, mother of pearl and silver. This classic example of
utilitarian scrimshaw consists of a crenelated whale ivory wheel held
with a silver pin between two struts in the form of eagles’
heads inlaid with abalone. The ivory struts are one piece with
the body of the crimper which is inlaid with circles of baleen and
mother of pearl followed by a carved band or “cuff.”
Then there is a baleen separator which is attached to a sculpted
solid whale ivory handle. This lovely crimper measures 6 3/8
inches long and the wheel is 2 inches in diameter. Outstanding
condition with typical age checks.
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4.96 REFERENCE BOOK, “The WHALERS.” Certainly our favorite amongst all of the wonderful, awarding winning Time-Life series books The Seafarers, authored by noted maritime historian, A.B.C. Wipple, and published by Time, Inc., Alexandria, Virginia in 1979. This book chronicles one of the most dangerous and exciting pursuits in American maritime history. It opens with the primitive whale fishery begun when America was a struggling colony and ends in the waning days of whaling when America had advanced to preeminence as the world’s leading industrial nation. The intervening years were dominated by the remarkable struggle between man and the world’s largest beast, played out thousands of times. It yielded oil for the nation’s lamps and raw materials for its manufacturing. Every aspect of that industry, both at sea and ashore is covered here. The lives of the men, their ships, wives, and their ports of call, all make for fascinating reading. Then there was that most amazing by-product of the whaling industry – SCRIMSHAW! Beautifully illustrated in color and black white, with original paintings, drawings, diagrams, photographs and more! Hard faux leather cover, 173 pages exclusive of index. Ex. Collection of the Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society. Unused condition. 69
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4.86 WHALE IVORY SHAKERS. Very charming, matched pair of salt and pepper shakers made of solid whale tooth ivory! Each shaker has been turned from a whale's tooth which was hollowed out on the inside and then meticulously threaded so that the top is removable for filling! The sides of the shakers are carved with an "S" and "P" respectively. Both shakers stand upright and are just under 4 inches tall by 1 1/4 inches in diameter. Early 1900's. Perfect condition. Really remarkable. 449
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4.81 WHALESHIP COMPASS. Genuine
mid-19th century American ship's boxed compass from a New Bedford
whaler. This large dry card compass has a beautifully-engraved paper
card with an ornate, fleur-de-lis marking North. The other cardinal
and intercardinal points are identified with additional embellishment
on the East point, a carryover in compass making tradition since the
Crusades of the Middle Ages! The compass rose is divided down to 1/4
points. At its center is the brass pivot with agate cap, encircled by
the paper label bearing the signature of "*C. R. SHERMAN & Co.*
NEW BEDFORD." The large, weighted brass bowl has its original glazed
cover and is suspended within gimbals in its original dove-tailed
pine box measuring 10 inches square and 7 inches high. Overall
condition is excellent noting that the sliding cover is missing and
there is an old repair on the bottom of the box. The compass card
itself is 6 1/2 inches in diameter and is in perfect
original condition. Fully functional.
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Charles R. Sherman worked for John Kehew in New Bedford, Massachusetts from 1849 to 1859. In 1865 Sherman took over the business as "C. R. Sherman & Co.," 49 North Water Street. In 1873 he changed the name of his company to simply Charles R. Sherman. That name remained until Sherman took his son into the business in 1881 when the firm name became Charles R. Sherman & Son. (M.V. Brewington, "The Peabody Museum Collection of Navigating Instruments," 1963, Peabody Museum, Salem, Mass.) Accordingly, it can be established with certainty that this compass was in New Bedford no later than 1873 -- the heyday of the American whale fishery! However, the fact that it bears a decorated East point indicates it is actually of much earlier manufacture, and came to Sherman for servicing or was resold by him.
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4.78 BONE BUSK. Very large mid-19th century lady's busk fashioned by a whaleman out of a single piece of the dense bone from a sperm whale's jaw known as "panbone." This lovely example is quite thin, yet broader and longer than most, measuring exactly 14 inches long by 2 inches in width. Rather than being rounded on each end this busk is ever so slightly tapered allowing it to more readily be slipped into the slot of a corset. Condition is outstanding with a great old patina and slight staining, as expected of such a utilitarian example of scrimshaw. With engraved scrimshaw busks selling in the several thousands, this large untouched example is a bargain. 549
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4.75 VERY EARLY SCRIMSHAW BOX. A very rare identified and dated
example of whaleman's work embodied in a reticulated baleen box. This
early form scrimshaw ditty box is made using laborious cut-out
"silhouettes" rather than engraved designs typical of later baleen
examples. Scores of these silhouettes surround the entire
circumference, including a wide variety of varying birds, a dog, a
horse and even a hunter with rifle shooting a duck! Then there are
the well-recognized sailor designs too such as pin wheels, hearts,
star bursts, crescent moons, angel wings and complex geometrical
patterns. These finely detailed decorations would have been difficult
enough to engrave, let alone cut-out with such delicate precision!
The baleen used in making this box consists of one long piece wrapped
twice, forming two layers, riveted together with colored paper
sandwiched in between. It terminates on the outside with a single
classic "Shaker-style finger." The top and bottom of the box are pine
wood pinned through the baleen. The lid so formed, fits on with a
nice press fit. Of particular note is the fact that the underside of
the lid is signed in pen, "March 14th 1819 Nancy Caminius" and the
top is carved with the initials "NC". The date of 1819 makes this
example one of the earliest known dated scrimshaw in existence! Bear
in mind, the first signed and dated scrimshaw was produced by
Frederick Myrick on the whaleship SUSAN some ten years later! The
overall condition is excellent and very sound. There are two cracks
in the rim of the box which are covered by the lid. A couple of very
minor losses exist in the geometric designs. And as expected, the
underlying paper is faded with losses. Remarkably though, there is no
worm damage typical of most old baleen and there are no other cracks,
chips or losses! 6 inches in diameter by 4 inches high. A museum
piece!
In his landmark work on scrimshaw, "Scrimshaw and Scrimshanders, Whales and Whalemen, 1972, N. Flayderman & Co., Inc., New Milford, Connecticut, author Norman Flayderman depicts a cut-out busk on page 166 with the caption "A rare form of fully pierced busk, courtesy Nantucket Historical Ass'n." Only one similarly pierced baleen basket is pictured in the entire book with the caption, "Those with large pierced open-work are often backed with colored paper of tinfoil to accentuate their delicacy." Neither Michael McManus in "A Treasury of American Scrimshaw," nor Martha Lawrence in "Scrimshaw The Whaler's Legacy" depict an example of a cut-out baleen box!
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4.71 EARLY DOUBLE FLU HARPOON. Rare, genuine mid-19th century or earlier American two-flu whaling harpoon also known as an "Arctic Flu" iron. This handsome example of whalesmith's artisanry consists of a hand-wrought black iron "arrow head" forge welded to a round shaft terminating in a split cone "socket" which would have been swaged onto a tree sapling pole for darting. The "working end" of the harpoon has a distinctive squared-off shank below the tip giving way to the round shaft. 30 1/4 inches long and 3 3/4 inches wide at the tip. Circa 1850. Outstanding original condition with a variegated surface exhibiting expected good surface rust and traces of red lead paint. 1495
The inefficiency of their harpoons plagued whalers for decades if not centuries. Scores of whales and countless harpoons were lost. It was not until 1848 that African American blacksmith Lewis Temple of New Bedford developed a pivoting toggle harpoon known as the "Temple's gig" or "Temple Toggle." Word of success of the toggle iron spread quickly. In the "Whaleman's Shipping List and Merchants' Transcript" of May 31, 1853, the following account was printed, "The ship Ohio, Capt James A. Norton which arrived at this port on Saturday took all her oil the last season in the Arctic seas. Twenty-two bow-head whales were struck, making 2350 bbls. In the capture of these whales but eight harpoons were used, and not one lost. The harpoons used were toggle-irons." Needless to say the whaling industry rapidly embraced the new technology and by 1860 double-flu irons were viewed as antiquated.
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4.69 BODKIN/PIPE TAMPER. Well made 19th century sailor-made scrimshaw bodkin turned from a solid piece of sperm whale tooth. This dual purpose bodkin was alternatively designed as a pipe tamper, evidenced by the cross hatching on the "crown" top. The pointed shaft is decoratively turned with multiple ribs. Slightly over 2 1/2 inches long with a good age patina expected of such an implement. Excellent condition. 149
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4.68 CARVED BONE BODKIN. Wonderfully detailed 19th century sailor-made scrimshaw bodkin entirely hand-carved from a solid piece of dense panbone of a sperm whale. This finely carved free form example has a faceted diamond top decorated with 5 dots on each face. The top gives way to an incised, rectangular column atop a "ball." The lower portion consists of another incised rectangular section terminating in a pointed shaft. This folk art bodkin measures 3 inches long and has acquired a rich age patina. Excellent condition. 149
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4.66 TURNED AND SCRIBED BODKIN. Beautifully executed 19th century sailor-made scrimshaw bodkin turned from a solid piece of sperm whale tooth. This delicately fashioned example is finely scribed and clearly exhibits the dentine and cementum layers. It has acquired a lovely surface iridescence and a mellow age patina. Just under 3 1/2 inches in length. Excellent condition. 199
According to Dr. Stuart Frank, Co-Curator of the New Bedford Whaling Museum, who has personally inspected this piece, antique whale tooth ivory often exhibits a unique iridescence which was only acquired after prolonged exposure to light and air over a great period of time.
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4.65 "ARCHITECTURAL" BODKIN. Unique 19th century sailor-made scrimshaw bodkin entirely hand-carved from a solid piece of sperm whale tooth. This unusual example consists of a "stack" of 7 incised furrows in the top terminating in a bulbous pointed shaft. Remarkably, the top bears a hole which was not drilled, but actually represents the tip of the root cavity of the tooth from which it was carved! 2/34 inches long by 1/2 inch wide. Excellent original condition with a mellow age patina. 199
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4.64 TURNED AND INLAID BODKIN. Especially lovely 19th century sailor-made scrimshaw bodkin turned from a solid piece of sperm whale tooth, with mother of pearl and colorful wax inlays. This finely crafted example is short and stout with a bulbous pointed shaft and a delicately turned top. It measures a mere 2 3/4 inches long by 5/8ths inches wide. Excellent original condition with one small age crack. As is uniquely characteristic of elongated sections of whale ivory, the shaft has bowed slightly in the direction of the cementum -- a good visual sign of its authenticity. 249
Dr. Stuart Frank, Co-Curator of the New Bedford Whaling Museum, has personally inspected this bodkin. According to Dr. Frank, whale tooth ivory, like elephant ivory, has no enamel. The tooth or tusk consists of dentine with a cementum core. The dissimilarity of the two materials is often apparent visually, especially in whale teeth and is a good "test" for that substance. The unique warpage of whale tooth material with age was also acknowledged as having been observed and documented by The Museum.
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4.61 EARLY DOUBLE FLU HARPOON. Rare,
genuine mid-19th century or earlier American two-flu whaling harpoon
also known as an "Arctic Flu" iron. This handsome example of
whalesmith's artisanry consists of a hand-wrought black iron "arrow
head" forge welded to a round shaft terminating in a split cone
"socket" which would have been swaged onto a tree sapling pole for
darting. The "working end" of the harpoon has a distinctive flattened
shank below the tip giving way to the round shaft. Of particular
interest and greatly enhanced value is the fact that this harpoon
still retains its original old hemp seizing bent on the cone and
shank! This was undoubtedly served onboard the whaleship by a sailor
whose work was done in a very seamanlike manner. The loop, known as
the "iron strap," was secured to the tub line in the whaleboat and
was payed out around the "logger head." With this arrangement the
whale often produced the legendary "Nantucket Sleigh ride" after
being struck. 31 1/2 inches long and 3 3/4 inches wide at the tip.
Circa 1850. Outstanding original condition with a wonderful old
surface and no rust.
The inefficiency of their harpoons plagued whalers for decades if not centuries. Scores of whales and countless harpoons were lost. It was not until 1848 that African American blacksmith Lewis Temple of New Bedford developed a pivoting toggle harpoon known as the "Temple's gig" or "Temple Toggle." Word of success of the toggle iron spread quickly. In the "Whaleman's Shipping List and Merchants' Transcript" of May 31, 1853, the following account was printed, "The ship Ohio, Capt James A. Norton which arrived at this port on Saturday took all her oil the last season in the Arctic seas. Twenty-two bow-head whales were struck, making 2350 bbls. In the capture of these whales but eight harpoons were used, and not one lost. The harpoons used were toggle-irons." Needless to say the whaling industry rapidly embraced the new technology and by 1860 double-flu irons were viewed as antiquated.
Of the 40 or so irons in the collection of the New Bedford Whaling Museum, as catalogued in Thomas Lytle's book, "Harpoons And Other Whalecraft," 1984, The Old Dartmouth Historical Society, New Bedford, Massachusetts, only one retains its original seizing -- and that example is on a pole. This unusual "swept back arrow" example very closely resembles harpoon number 9 in the collection, identified as "Maker's mark L. COLE stamped on boss. Length 30 5/8 in."
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4.48 ANTIQUE SCRIMSHAW. Large, 19th
century scrimshawed sperm whale's tooth with the unusual scene of two
ancient comrades in arms dressed in classical attire standing beneath
a palm tree. The man on the right wears a flowing toga and carries an
archer's bow. This large tooth has been squared off at the base and
stands upright to a height of 6 3/4 inches. 2 3/4 inches wide at the
base. Excellent original condition with the original old surfaces and
light mellow age patina.
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4.45 CUTTING SPADE. First half of the
19th century American hand-wrought steel blubber spade impressed with
the maker's mark "MACY" on the blade. This substantial whaling
implement has a rounded cutting edge which tapers to a ribbed support
attached to an open shaft that was swaged onto a wooden pole. To
secure it to the pole a pin was driven through two holes in the
socket of the shaft. This spade measures 16 inches long by 3 1/2
inches wide. It is in an outstanding state of original preservation,
showing the telltale hand work of Josiah Macy himself.
Thomas Lytle in "Harpoons and Other Whalecraft" 1984, Old Dartmouth Historical Society, New Bedford, Mass., records only 2 spades in the prestigious collection of the New Bedford Whaling Museum that are signed "MACY." Of those, one is a longer head spade while the other is shorter than the example offered here.
Josiah Macy was arguably the most famous of all American whalecraft smiths and certainly one of the earliest. He was born on Nantucket in 1805 where he began his business of providing tools of the trade to the whaling industry there. As whaling out of Nantucket waned due to the shallow harbor there, Macy followed the fleet to New Bedford, where he set up shop in 1842 on Front Street. In 1850 his three sons joined him in business. In 1857 his sons took over the business and changed the firm name to J. Macy Jr. & Co. Josiah retired around 1868 and returned to Nantucket where he remained until his death in 1880. The firm continued as E.B. & F. Macy until 1904.
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4.44 EQUESTRIAN SCRIMSHAW. Authentic,
second half of the 19th century American whaleman-done scrimshaw on a
good-sized, nearly solid sperm whale's tooth. The intaglio-style
engraving depicts an equestrian dressed in formal riding attire
mounted atop his prancing steed. In one hand the rider holds a riding
crop with the reigns in the other. The engraving is done in a steady
hand using fine parallel lines to render subtle shading differences.
This hefty bull whale's tooth measures 6 1/4 inches long by nearly 3
inches wide, weighs over 1 1/4 pounds and has a nice authentic age
patina. The bottom of the tooth was originally squared off so that it
stands upright. Condition is outstanding.
The size and shape of this bull sperm whale tooth is very reminiscent of those engraved by pioneer scrimshander Frederick Myrick earlier in the 19th century.
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4.80 PERIOD AMERICAN SCRIMSHAW. Rare,
mid-19th century American sailor's scrimshaw on a walrus tusk. This
delightful example of authentic scrimshander art depicts two lovely
young women attired in neo-classical dress and carrying water
pitchers. They are surrounded by sprays of flowers with subtly
polychromed red petals. At the top of the scene a cherub-like child
carries a basket of flowers and is depicted as if dropping the
flowers on the women below. Significantly, the reverse bears a
patriotic spread-winged American eagle perched atop a banner with a
polychromed Union shield, arrows, and olive branches. This fine
example of American scrimshaw measures over 14 inches long and more
than 2 inches wide at the base with an original hole in the tip from
which it could have been hung for display. It is in outstanding
original condition with original polished surfaces and a lovely
mellow age patina throughout. One small old chip in the base on the
reverse side about 3/8 inch wide.
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7.26 SCRIMSHAW REFERENCE BOOK. Michael McManus, "A Treasury
of American Scrimshaw," 1997, Penguin Studios, New York. 150 pages,
hard cover with dust jacket. Without a doubt this is THE most
colorful and detailed pictorial reference book ever written on the
topic of scrimshaw. Mr. McManus has included over 200 full color
plates of the finest scrimshaw in the world, from the collections of
the then Kendall Whaling Museum, the New Bedford Whaling Museum, the
Peabody Essex Museum and Mystic Seaport Museum. The result is a
stunning raisonné of every manner of scrimshaw ever produced.
With each photograph the author has carefully documented size,
composition and location of the object(s) and goes on to describe
each fully, including maker (when known), history and function. Large
format, 11 by 9 inches. As new condition and offered here at nearly
the same price as published over 10 years ago!
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15.69 WHALESHIP PHOTOGRAPH. Late 19th
century or very early 1900's sepia photograph of the whaling Bark
CANTON underway at sea. This large original photograph shows a
starboard bow aspect of the vessel under full sail. Most likely it
was taken by the photographer while in a whaleboat, as only one of
the two starboard side boats is shown in its davits! This excellent
old image measures 15 1/2 by 20 inches sight and is housed in its
original black oak frame with fine mat under old wavy glass measuring
27 by 32 inches. Outstanding, virtually perfect original condition.
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Special Packaging
Authorship of this photograph is attributed to famous phographer, writer and historian, Albert Cook Church who wrote the book, "Whale Ships and Whaling." On page 165, entitled "Data on the Vessels Illustrated" there is an entry for the CANTON listed as a bark of 238.82 tons, length of 103.1 feet, beam of 24.8 feet, depth of 15.4 feet, built in Baltimore in 1835. According to The "Continuation of Alexander Starbucks's History of the American Whales Fishery 1876 - 1928" the CANTON saw service as a whaler out of the port of New Bedford in 1874 under the command of Peleg Sherman on a very successful voyage to the Indian Ocean which netted 1530 barrels of sperm oil. The ship pressed on in continuous service logging at least 14 whaling voyages. She met her demise in the Cape Verde Islands on November 9th, 1910 on a voyage which began in 1909. Accordingly this photograph has to date prior to 1909.
The venerable 227 ton whaleship CANTON was built in Swansea, Wales in 1836. According to The "Continuation of Alexander Starbucks's History of the American Whales Fishery 1876 - 1928" the CANTON first saw service as a whaler out of the port of New Bedford in 1874 under the command of Peleg Sherman on a very successful voyage to the Indian Ocean which netted 1530 barrels of sperm oil. The ship pressed on in continuous service logging at least 14 whaling voyages. She met her demise in the Cape Verde Islands on November 9th, 1910 on a voyage which began in 1909. Accordingly this photograph can be dated prior to 1909.
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20.10 SCRIMSHAW CANE. Striking 19th century sailor-carved going ashore cane with a large ivory handle in the form of a classic sailor subject, the "Naughty Nellie" leg. The large handle is carved from as single piece of walrus tusk ivory and quite surprisingly fits the user's hand perfectly! Detailing includes the outline of the shoe and the top of a stocking above the calf. The handle is attached to the lovely tapering rosewood shaft by checkerboard separators of ebony and ivory, with an ebony spacer at the top and an ivory spacer at the bottom. Overall condition is excellent with the handle showing a mellow age patina with a quite acceptable fine age crack on one side indicative of its age. The cane measures 31 and 3/4 inches high and the handle 4 and 3/4 inches long. Guaranteed period and all original. A very risqué representation for its time embodying a remarkable scrimshaw stick! 1495
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Also see catalog pages 2, 11 and 20 for more sailor-made folk art items.
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