Title
Brass Wheel Crimper
Date19th Century
Mediumwhale skeletal bone, brass
Dimensions2 × 2 × 7 1/4 in. (5.1 × 5.1 × 18.4 cm)
Object number00.146.5
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionA pie crimper with a turned panbone baluster shaft, plain saddle, heavy brass fluted wheel, axle absent. The brass wheel, an extremely unusual feature, is hand machined with a solid hub. Severe stress cracks in the saddle resulting from the too-heavy wheel.On View
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