blubber fork

DateCirca 1890

Mediumwrought iron

Dimensions16 × 2 1/4 in. (40.6 × 5.7 cm)

Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer

Object number2001.100.10309

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionAn unmarked two-tine blubber fork with no handle but with a hole drilled for a handle rivet (?). One of the tines has been shortened.Provenance"HWK" numbered objects are from Henry W. Kendall's personal collection, distinct from the larger Kendall Whaling Museum collection.

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