Title
Tap
Date19th Century
Mediumwood
Dimensions1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer
Object number2001.100.2182
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionA tool used in threading, probably intended for making scrimshaw (cutting threads for thumbscrews of swifts, etc.). Cylindrical tool bit with a series of threads, and a squared end piece.ProvenanceFound in unaccessioned collections among miscellaneous pieces of ivory and bone set aside by Mrs. Kendall in the 1960s and intended for repairs; identified by Charles A. Manghis.On View
Not on view1745-1925
19th Century
