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28. WHALEMAN MADE WATCH TOWER, circa 1850, the hold and face plate of whalebone surmounted with an ivory dome
with tortoise inlays and silver stars and three removable scrolled spikes, flanked by a full pair of antique sperm whale teeth with a
silver stave and tortoise inlaid base step, all on a cut corner rectangular tortoise shell base with silver plaques. The edge of whalebone
and inlaid tortoise plaques on ivory ball feet. Height 8 in. Width 8 ⅞ in. Depth 4 in.
Note: A watch tower by the same hand is illustrated page 213 of E. Norman Flayderman’s Scrimshaw and Scrimshander, Whales and Whalemen.
29. ESKIMO WALRUS IVORY AND WOOD FISHING SPEAR, circa 1900, three 12 inch carved ivory stakes with interior
barbs inset and wrapped at the head of a shaped and tapering stick with cross and band wrapping. Length 54 ½ in.
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