wind-up toy whale

Mediumtin

Dimensions3 5/8 × 2 5/8 × 6 1/4 in. (9.2 × 6.7 × 15.9 cm)

Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer

Object number2001.100.3371

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionA wind-up toy whale in the image of a cartoon sperm whale (erroneously having nostrils and two rows of shark-like teeth). The whale toy is called "Billy the Ball Blowing Magic Whale."ProvenanceWind-up mechanism propels the toy forward and expels air from the spout, sufficient to suspend and bounce a ping-pong ball; in full working order.

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