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Eagle Head Whale Ivory Crimper, American 19th Century

Eagle Head Whale Ivory Crimper, American 19th Century
Eagle Head Whale Ivory Crimper, American 19th Century
Eagle Head Whale Ivory Crimper, American 19th Century
InformationFine Whale Ivory Crimper with Eagle Head on the End with Pierced Wheel, American, 19th Century. The crimper is constructed from 4 sections of whale ivory with tree sections of baleen separating each of the ivory sections. Two of the sections are cross-hatched carved and the remaining sections are smooth. The eagle eye is engraved. The wheel is finely pierced carved with an attractive design. (SC1307)) Reference: Flayderman, Norman E. "Scrimshaw and Scrimshanders", p. 182. Condition: Excellent. Dimension: Length 7 3/4 inches. Peter Goldstein Collection
American 19th Century