Title
WOUND PLUGS
Mediumwood, leather
Dimensions[H]5/8" - 1" __[W]7/8" - 1 1/2" __[D] __[Dia] __[L]2 1/2"- 3 5/8"
Object number00.200.328
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionTWO SMALL, POINTED WOODEN PLUGS WITH HOLES THROUGH TIPS OF POINTED ENDS AND SHORT LINE THROUGH HOLES. SUCH PLUGS WERE USED TO STOP THE LEAKING OF BLOOD AND AIR FROM FLOATING CARCASSES OF SEALS AND OTHER AQUATIC GAME WHILST THEY WERE BEING TOWED ASHORE.On View
Not on view
late 19th Century
Circa 1890
Circa 1850
Bry, Johann Theodor de
