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406. WHALEMAN CARVED WHALEBONE ROTATING TOY CAROUSEL,
19 th century, with four horses and riders, posts and base, all constructed of whalebone, cut
sheet-copper ribbon swags, shield and pennants.
Height 5 ½ in. Diameter 2 ½ in.
1,800/2,500
Provenance: Vallejo Gallery 2011, Thomas A. Gray Collection
407. LEVI EDMONDS (b. 1813 SOUTHBRIDGE, MA) TRIDENT HORN
GREASE CUP, 19 th century, the horn grease cup held and protected needles while
the sails were being made or repaired. Holding square or triangular pointed needles
for sailmaking or larger ones for sewing a rope to the edge of a sail, the container
was attached to the seaman’s belt for easy access. Its inner bottom contained either a
dollop of wax or oil-soaked wadding to keep the needles in place and to prevent the
ends from rusting. Reference: McManus: Treasury of American Scrimshaw.
Height 7 ½ in. Diameter 3 ¾ in.
500/700
Provenance: Thomas A. Gray Collection
408. PAIR OF WHALEMAN SCRIMSHAW SPERM WHALE TEETH, circa 1850s, probably ½ portrait of Captain and Wife
surmounted by flowering vines.
Height 5 in. Width 2 in.
1,000/1,500
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