Artist/Maker
Henderson, Robert E.
Title
Boatbuilder's clamp
DateCirca 1920
Mediumwood
Dimensions2 × 1 3/4 × 12 in. (5.1 × 4.4 × 30.5 cm)
Object number1996.33.2
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionWooden clamp with two nearly identical clamping parts with two turning screws holding them together.ProvenanceReputed to have been made by a boatbuilder named Robert E. Henderson who worked for John Beetle who made the famous Beetle whale boat, and was in partnership with Billy Wood and worked on the wharf that carries Billy Wood's nameOn View
Not on view
19th Century
Circa 1900
Circa 1865
