Whale Ivory and exotic wood scrimshaw rolling pin, American circa mid-19th Century. The opposite end of the rolling pin are made from whale ivory the are 2 3/8 inches in length. The ends of these sections are bulbous in form with inlaid tortoise shell inlays at the back ends. The inside of the ivory ends have perfectly rounded ivory rings that float and turn freely around a narrow part of the handle end. These rings are sometimes referred to as mystery rings because it is difficult to understand how they were placed there. We have never seen mystery rings created for a rolling pin before. There is a 6 5/8th inches section of exotic wood cut in full length diamond fallowed by opposing lighter colored wood triangles. There are four of each type of section going around the circumference of the rolling pin. (SC1215)
Condition: The ivory handlers and some minor shrinkage in the wide diamonds and triangles.
Dimensions: Length 13 Inches, Thickness 1 7/8 Inches
Provenance: This rolling pin was in the collection of the esteemed American Antiques expert G.W. Samaha
