Title

blubber spade

Mediumsteel
Dimensions34 1/2 × 4 in. (87.6 × 10.2 cm)
Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer
Object number2001.100.10307
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionAn unmarked smaller blubber spade with a long shaft and a closed socket. The blade has an asymmetrical head with an edge length of 4". The spade has moderate pitting.Provenance"HWK" numbered objects are from Henry W. Kendall's personal collection, distinct from the larger Kendall Whaling Museum collection.
On View
Not on view
2001.100.2935
Circa 1850
2001.100.10352
Peters, Charles E.
blubber spade
Macy
Circa 1870
2001.100.10363
Cole, Edward R.
2001.100.10349
Peters, Ambrose J.
2001.100.10351
Peters, Ambrose J.
2001.100.10348
Peters, Ambrose J.
2001.100.10353
Peters, Ambrose J.
2001.100.10354
Peters, Charles E.
2001.100.10361
Cole, Edward R.
2001.100.10317
Circa 1870