Object Description
A Collection of Three Sailor’s Scrimshaw Walking Canes
a. An English Sailor’s Scrimshaw turned and fluted Whalebone Walking Cane crafted to demonstrate different techniques with the mid section made to resemble a spiralling Narwhal Tusk
Mid 19th Century
Size: 93.5cm long – 36¾ ins long
b. An American Sailor’s Scrimshaw Walking Cane with a Sperm Whale Tooth double ended handle carved to represent the American Eagle and a Hunting Dog the eyes inlaid with baleen the shaft turned from a solid piece of Whalebone
Mid 19th Century
Size: 80cm long – 31½ ins long
c. An English Sailor’s Scrimshaw Turned and Carved Whalebone Walking Cane the knop forming a clenched ‘Friendship Fist’
Mid 19th Century
Size: 85.5cm long – 33¾ ins long