blubber spade

Mediumsteel, wood

Dimensions15 7/8 × 4 in. (40.3 × 10.2 cm)

Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer

Object number2001.100.10349

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionA socketed blubber spade with closed socket having rivet holes and a short mid rib. The blade is marked: "A.J. Peters" and Cast Steel". The edge length is 4". Ambrose Peters used this mark from 1902-1918.Provenance"HWK" numbered objects are from Henry W. Kendall's personal collection, distinct from the larger Kendall Whaling Museum collection.

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