2001.100.10315
Title

flensing knife

DateCirca 1950
Mediumsteel, wood, brass
Dimensions21 1/8 in. (53.7 cm)
Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer
Object number2001.100.10315
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionAn unmarked Norwegian-style hand flensing knife with a lunate blade, a heavy brass ferrule, a hardwood handle that is cracked through the rivet, and marked with the initials "D A."Provenance"HWK" numbered objects are from Henry W. Kendall's personal collection, distinct from the larger Kendall Whaling Museum collection.
On View
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