2001.100.782
Title

Triangular File

Date19th Century
Mediumwhale skeletal bone, steel
Dimensions12 5/8 in. (32.1 cm)
Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer
Object number2001.100.782
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionLong commercially produced triangular steel file blade; baluster-turned handle with lathe-turned ornaments. Blade embossed "JBS / MADE IN / USA". Scrimshaw attributed to the same hand as S-446 (2001.100.759). Blade worn and badly damaged.ProvenanceNestor Sylvia, August 1958, Kendall Whaling Museum; New Bedford Whaling Museum
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