A GROUP OF SEVEN SCRIMSHAW WHALEBONE TOOLS
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A GROUP OF SEVEN SCRIMSHAW WHALEBONE TOOLS

AMERICAN, LATE 19TH CENTURY

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A GROUP OF SEVEN SCRIMSHAW WHALEBONE TOOLS
American, late 19th century
Comprising a cross-cut saw, gavel, measure, miniature saw and hammer, and two awls
11¼in. long, the hacksaw
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Notice Regarding the Sale of Material from Endangered Species. Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country

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A very similar cross-cut saw is illustrated in E. Norman Flayderman, Scrimshaw and Scrimshanders (New Milford, Connecticut, 1972), p. 45