Pair of Whaler Made Whalebone Knitting Needles, circa 1840 Consign Now Dept19th Century ScrimshawSizeLength 12 ¼ in. Sold for $375 Pair of Whaler Made Whalebone Knitting Needles, circa 1840, each carved from a single piece of bone with polyhedron ends. Length 12 ¼ in. Please note that this auction has ended. Click here for an overview of this auction.