Two Pairs of Sailor Made Knitting Needles, 19th century, the longer pair with baleen shaft, the shorter pair with wood shaft, both with multiple bands of exotic woods, whale ivory and baleen, turned ivory finials, one ending in cups and the other in acorns.
Length 17 in. and 14 ¼ in.

Provenance: Nina Hellman, Nantucket, MA
The Carol and Stephen Memishian
19th C. Scrimshaw Collection