Fine Large Antique Whale Ivory Pie Crimper, 19th Century, two open spoke wheels with different cutting edges, pinned to two unusual forks with saw-tooth on one, the other with reeding and spurs; the open grip with a leaf vine design, in four sections of the same sperm whale tooth.
Note: A crimper by the same hand is illustrated in Martha Lawrence’s “Scrimshaw the Whaler’s Legacy”, Page 96, Property of the Nantucket Historical Society
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