Slotted Crimper

Date19th Century

Mediumwhale ivory, metal

Dimensions2 1/4 × 1 3/4 × 5 1/8 in. (5.7 × 4.4 × 13 cm)

Object number00.146.4

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionA pie crimper with a whale ivory, one piece, knife-handle grip; plain curved saddle, slotted so as to bridge the wheel and terminate in a three-prong (three-tine) fork; fluted whale ivory wheel; metal axle. All three tines were broken off (old breaks) and shaved down (old repair) to form a symmetrical triad, with the center tine longer than the other two, in the manner of a trident.

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