Lot Essay
A very similar cross-cut saw is illustrated in E. Norman Flayderman, Scrimshaw and Scrimshanders (New Milford, Connecticut, 1972), p. 45
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AMERICAN, LATE 19TH CENTURY
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A GROUP OF SEVEN SCRIMSHAW WHALEBONE TOOLS
American, late 19th century
Comprising a cross-cut saw, gavel, measure, miniature saw and hammer, and two awls
11¼in. long, the hacksaw
American, late 19th century
Comprising a cross-cut saw, gavel, measure, miniature saw and hammer, and two awls
11¼in. long, the hacksaw
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