Mediumbronze
Dimensions3/4 × 3/4 × 7 5/8 in. (1.9 × 1.9 × 19.4 cm)
Object number1936.13.3
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionThe largest of a set of three bronze spikes from a whaleship. Used to fasten planks to timbers on a curve where a treenail will not draw the plank tight. The chisel tip cuts across the grain of the timbers.On View
Not on view
Circa 1900
Circa 1900
Circa 1890
