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* A SCRIMSHAW SNUFF MULL
Carved with an eagle head to one end, and incised with a crest of a unicorn to one side, the other with the inscription 'SHIP UNICORN OF NANTUCKET E PORRIT MASTER 1871' The swivel cover with a brass catch, incised with a whale and the date 1871
11 cm. (4 1/2 in.) long
Carved with an eagle head to one end, and incised with a crest of a unicorn to one side, the other with the inscription 'SHIP UNICORN OF NANTUCKET E PORRIT MASTER 1871' The swivel cover with a brass catch, incised with a whale and the date 1871
11 cm. (4 1/2 in.) long
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Notice Regarding the Sale of Material from Endangered Species.
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