Pair of Sailor Made Knitting Needles, 19th century, whalebone shaft with alternating bands of baleen, whale ivory and exotic wood, octagonal fluted ivory knob.
Length 17 ½ in.

Provenance: Robert Eldred, South Dennis, MA
30 July 1992, Lot 131

Pair of Sailor Made Knitting Needles, 19th century, whalebone shaft with alternating bands of exotic wood and whale ivory, ivory knob with red wax inlay.
Length 13 ¼ in.

Provenance: Robert Eldred, South Dennis, MA
30 July 1992, Lot 130

Both Lots From The Carol and Stephen Memishian
19th C. Scrimshaw Collection