Object Description
An Unusual Scottish Sailors Fid or Marlinspike of Rosewood Carved with an Acanthus Leaf Shaped Pommel and a Steel Shaft with a Silver Collar
Inscribed ‘James Kennedy Rigger Perth’
A silver cap to the handle with ‘J.K. 1833’ two silver eyelets for a Wrist Thong
Circa 1833
Size: 28cm long – 11 ins long / 31cm high – 12¼ ins high (with base)