Title
Toggle iron
Mediummetal
Dimensions42 in. (106.7 cm)
Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer
Object number2001.100.2926
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionA large crescent-shaped toggle iron. According to Lytle, used for raising sunken whales. Lytle [Lytle, Thomas G. Harpoons and Other Whalecraft] calls this a Humpback iron.ProvenanceSee Lytle, Thomas G. HARPOONS AND OTHER WHALECRAFT. New Bedford: The Old Dartmouth Historical Society / Whaling Museum, 1984.On View
Not on view
J. Macy Jr. and Co.
Durfee, James (Jr.)
Pierce, Ebenezer - attributed
Mason, Henry W.
Mason & Cunningham
