*1. BONE MODEL OF A WHALEBOAT...FROM THE LLOYD COL -

LECTION. Wonderful little model of a 19th century whaleboat fit-

ted with most all its gear including harpoon, oars, hook, tubs with

line, buckets, etc. The mast is stepped and the rigging is in place.

Length of hull including rudder 7". Mounted on whalebone base

with carved edge and turned feet. Condition excellent. Was part of

famous Lloyd Collection of Prisoner-of-War Artifacts that I handled

in mid 1980's. Item 256 in catalog of collection. Also illustrated

page 132 in Clive Lloyd's book "The Arts and Crafts of Napoleonic

and American Prisoners of War 1756-1816". This obviously was

not P.O.W. work from that era but it is a rare whalebone model of a

whaleboat. A very nice little item that is worthy of a home in the

best of scrimshaw/whaling collections.

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*2. VERY RARE CLIPPER SHIP ADVERTISING CARD for the ship Sparkling Wave.

6 1/2"h. x 4"w. Very attractive with nice image depicting stbd view of a clipper ship at

sea. Top with typical fancy lettering "Merchants Express Line for SAN

FRANCISCO...Saturday, March 12th". Below vessel image "The Ship SPARKLING WAVE

Joseph McCart, Commander...Babcock, Cooley & Co., 118 Water St. Messrs De Witt,

Kittle & Co., Agents in San Francisco". Also has printers name "Nesbitt and Co". The

vessel was built 1853 by Mason Barney at Swansea, Mass. She made only two voyages

to San Francisco, one beginning from Philadelphia and the other from New York in

1859. Condition excellent. A very pretty card.

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*3. RARE LARGER SIZE BRAND WHALE GUN referred to as number 2 model with 1

1/8" bore. Muzzle loading and percussion fired. In all aspects this is a decidedly larger

gun than the most widely used and encoun-

tered number 1 version. All iron construc-

tion with skeletal style stock. 22'l. octagonal/round barrel with

long ramrod tube mounted to underside. Overall length 38 1/2".

Also has unusual feature of having had the stock, trigger guard

and hammer nickel finished. Generous amounts still intact and mixed with brown age color. Overall condi-

tion very good. This number 2 gun was not only longer but heavier, weighing about 3 1/2 pounds more than

the #1 version. It is my guess this size is much rarer because the extra size was too cumbersome resulting

in boats being equipped with the smaller, more manageable, size.

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*4. SERPENT MOTIF PIE CRIMPER. All whale ivory construction.

Nice large size measuring 7 3/4"l. Fitted with 2" diameter serrated

wheel. Two piece handle with baleen spacer at joint. End carved to

depict looping snake that has two baleen eyes. Section that holds

wheel decorated with incised lines on each of four sides. Condition

excellent. Great age color. Circa 1850.

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*5. SIGNED BRASS UNIVERSAL RING DIAL or mariner's sun clock. Nice large

size measuring 6" diameter. Signed "W. Watkins Bristol". Beautifully crafted and

engraved with outer ring graduated 0-90 degrees twice on front and once on back.

Folding inner chapter ring with two sets of Roman numerals "I-XII". Bridge with slid-

ing cursor and peep hole is engraved both sides with months, Zodiacal signs and

solar declination scale. Sliding suspension mount with ring. Condition excellent.

Probably dates circa 1810. William Watkins II worked in Bristol from 1803-1830. The

universal ring dial could be used on land or at sea to obtain local solar time by

knowing only the date and latitude without the use of a compass.

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6. EARLY SCRIMSHAW AUCTION CATALOG. "The Scrimshaw Collection of W.W.

Bennett". Sold by Richard Bourne, Hyannis, MA, August 1966. Over 1000 lots. Profusely illustrated. Includes

large sale announcement which is a mini catalog in itself. Price key. Handy reference tool as many of the items

from this pioneer sale now resurfacing and can be identified as being part of this great collection. Scarce cat-

alog. Have just a very few copies left. Each

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