![Ship engraved on whale's tooth, part of Kennedy's scrimshaw collection in JFK Library. Boston, MA.](/t/USMA/MABK55.JPG) | ![Scrimshaw of sailing ship on whale's tooth in Maritime Museum. Monterey, CA.](/t/USCA/CAY803.JPG) | ![Collection of scrimshaw at Lightner Museum. St Augustine, FL.](/t/USFL/FLAM521.JPG) | ![Ship portrayed on scrimshaw in JFK Library. Boston, MA.](/t/USMA/MABK57.JPG) |
Ship engraved on whale's tooth, part of Kennedy's scrimshaw collection in JFK Library. Boston, MA. | Scrimshaw of sailing ship on whale's tooth in Maritime Museum. Monterey, CA. | Collection of scrimshaw at Lightner Museum. St Augustine, FL. | Ship portrayed on scrimshaw in JFK Library. Boston, MA. |
![Scrimshaw sailing ships at New Bedford Whaling Museum. New Bedford, MA.](/t/USMA/MAGM223.JPG) | ![Scrimshaw American sailing ships George & York Town at New Bedford Whaling Museum. New Bedford, MA.](/t/USMA/MAGM227.JPG) | ![Scrimshaw by Leopold Harnois after whaling lithograph by Benjamin Russell at New Bedford Whaling Museum. New Bedford, MA.](/t/USMA/MAGM213.JPG) | ![Scrimshaw by Leopold Harnois after whaling lithograph by Benjamin Russell at New Bedford Whaling Museum. New Bedford, MA.](/t/USMA/MAGM214.JPG) |
Scrimshaw sailing ships at New Bedford Whaling Museum. New Bedford, MA. | Scrimshaw American sailing ships George & York Town at New Bedford Whaling Museum. New Bedford, MA. | Scrimshaw (1954) by Leopold Harnois after whaling lithograph (1871) by Benjamin Russell at New Bedford Whaling Museum. New Bedford, MA. | Scrimshaw (1954) by Leopold Harnois after whaling lithograph (1871) by Benjamin Russell at New Bedford Whaling Museum. New Bedford, MA. |
![Scrimshawed whale's tooth of whale wrecking whaler at South Street Seaport Museum. New York, NY.](/t/USNYC/NYMR151.JPG) | ![Scrimshaw whaling scene at New Bedford Whaling Museum. New Bedford, MA.](/t/USMA/MAGM217.JPG) | ![Scrimshaw view of Edinburgh, Scotland & carve whalebone fist at New Bedford Whaling Museum. New Bedford, MA.](/t/USMA/MAGM221.JPG) | ![Scrimshaw American sailing ship with balloon overhead at New Bedford Whaling Museum. New Bedford, MA.](/t/USMA/MAGM225.JPG) |
Scrimshawed whale's tooth of whale wrecking whaler at South Street Seaport Museum. New York, NY. | Scrimshaw whaling scene at New Bedford Whaling Museum. New Bedford, MA. | Scrimshaw view of Edinburgh, Scotland & carve whalebone fist at New Bedford Whaling Museum. New Bedford, MA. | Scrimshaw American sailing ship with balloon overhead at New Bedford Whaling Museum. New Bedford, MA. |
![Scrimshaw of Ship Susan by Frederick Myrick at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.](/t/USMAB/MALP133.JPG) | ![Scrimshaw of Brigantine Chinchilla & Brig Tamaahmah by Edward Burdett while in Hawai'i at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.](/t/USMAB/MALP135.JPG) | ![Scrimshaw side-wheeler steam & sailing ship at New Bedford Whaling Museum. New Bedford, MA.](/t/USMA/MAGM229.JPG) | ![Scrimshaw whale teeth at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.](/t/USMAB/MALP131.JPG) |
Scrimshaw of Ship Susan (1829) by Frederick Myrick at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA. | Scrimshaw of Brigantine Chinchilla & Brig Tamaahmah (c1825) by Edward Burdett while in Hawai'i at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA. | Scrimshaw (c1840) side-wheeler steam & sailing ship at New Bedford Whaling Museum. New Bedford, MA. | Scrimshaw whale teeth (1825-50) at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA. |
![Scrimshaw by Jayme Fortes stippled with whaling schooner John R. Manta of Provincetown at New Bedford Whaling Museum. New Bedford, MA.](/t/USMA/MAGM219.JPG) | ![Scrimshaw portrait of Alexander Hamilton in JFK Library. Boston, MA.](/t/USMA/MABK58.JPG) | ![Scrimshaw figure of George Washington at New Bedford Whaling Museum. New Bedford, MA.](/t/USMA/MAGM241.JPG) | ![Scrimshaw etched with Independence Hall in JFK Library. Boston, MA.](/t/USMA/MABK56.JPG) |
Scrimshaw (c1917) by Jayme Fortes stippled with whaling schooner John R. Manta of Provincetown at New Bedford Whaling Museum. New Bedford, MA. | Scrimshaw portrait of Alexander Hamilton in JFK Library. Boston, MA. | Scrimshaw figure of George Washington at New Bedford Whaling Museum. New Bedford, MA. | Scrimshaw etched with Independence Hall in JFK Library. Boston, MA. |
![Scrimshaw figures of liberty at New Bedford Whaling Museum. New Bedford, MA.](/t/USMA/MAGM233.JPG) | ![Scrimshaw figure of liberty at New Bedford Whaling Museum. New Bedford, MA.](/t/USMA/MAGM235.JPG) | ![Scrimshaw figure of American eagle at New Bedford Whaling Museum. New Bedford, MA.](/t/USMA/MAGM237.JPG) | ![Scrimshaw figure of liberty at New Bedford Whaling Museum. New Bedford, MA.](/t/USMA/MAGM239.JPG) |
Scrimshaw figures of liberty at New Bedford Whaling Museum. New Bedford, MA. | Scrimshaw figure of liberty at New Bedford Whaling Museum. New Bedford, MA. | Scrimshaw (c1830) figure of American eagle at New Bedford Whaling Museum. New Bedford, MA. | Scrimshaw figure of liberty at New Bedford Whaling Museum. New Bedford, MA. |
![Scrimshaw figures of liberty & justice at New Bedford Whaling Museum. New Bedford, MA.](/t/USMA/MAGM243.JPG) | ![Scrimshaw figure of woman with anchor at New Bedford Whaling Museum. New Bedford, MA.](/t/USMA/MAGM245.JPG) | ![Scrimshaw figure of sailor with anchor at New Bedford Whaling Museum. New Bedford, MA.](/t/USMA/MAGM246.JPG) | ![Whales teeth carved with bar scenes at New Bedford Whaling Museum. New Bedford, MA.](/t/USMA/MAGM247.JPG) |
Scrimshaw figures of liberty & justice at New Bedford Whaling Museum. New Bedford, MA. | Scrimshaw figure of woman with anchor at New Bedford Whaling Museum. New Bedford, MA. | Scrimshaw figure of sailor with anchor at New Bedford Whaling Museum. New Bedford, MA. | Whales teeth carved with bar scenes at New Bedford Whaling Museum. New Bedford, MA. |
![Whales-tooth scrimshaw etched with woman reading at Lightner Museum. St Augustine, FL.](/t/USFL/FLAM523.JPG) | ![Scrimshaw etching of Victorian woman with children in Maritime Museum. Monterey, CA.](/t/USCA/CAY805.JPG) | ![Scrimshaw of Fannie Campbell at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.](/t/USMAB/MALP137.JPG) | ![Scrimshaw figure of Hawaiian maiden by George Hilliott at New Bedford Whaling Museum. New Bedford, MA.](/t/USMA/MAGM249.JPG) |
Whales-tooth scrimshaw etched with woman reading at Lightner Museum. St Augustine, FL. | Scrimshaw etching of Victorian woman with children in Maritime Museum. Monterey, CA. | Scrimshaw of Fannie Campbell (1800) at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA. | Scrimshaw (c1840) figure of Hawaiian maiden by George Hilliott at New Bedford Whaling Museum. New Bedford, MA. |
![Scrimshaw native with bow & arrow plus female figures on whale teeth at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.](/t/USMA/MAWHF093.JPG) | ![Scrimshaw sailing ships on whale teeth at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.](/t/USMA/MAWHF097.JPG) | ![Scrimshawed whale's tooth of chicken with sailor's head at South Street Seaport Museum. New York, NY.](/t/USNYC/NYMR153.JPG) | ![Whale tooth scrimshaw at Pardee Home Museum. Oakland, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGKH123.JPG) |
Scrimshaw (c1850-75) native with bow & arrow plus female figures on whale teeth at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA. | Scrimshaw (c1835-75) sailing ships on whale teeth at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA. | Scrimshawed whale's tooth of chicken with sailor's head at South Street Seaport Museum. New York, NY. | Whale tooth scrimshaw at Pardee Home Museum. Oakland, CA. |
![Whales teeth scrimshaw at Columbia River Maritime Museum. Astoria, OR.](/t/USOR/ORAC381.JPG) | ![Scrimshaw sperm whale teeth at Brooklyn Museum. Brooklyn, NY.](/t/USNYD/NYYM2167.JPG) | ![Collection of British scrimshaw at New Bedford Whaling Museum. New Bedford, MA.](/t/USMA/MAGM251.JPG) | ![Scrimshaw engravings on whale bones at New Bedford Whaling Museum. New Bedford, MA.](/t/USMA/MAGM253.JPG) |
Whales teeth scrimshaw at Columbia River Maritime Museum. Astoria, OR. | Scrimshaw sperm whale teeth (c1825-70) at Brooklyn Museum. Brooklyn, NY. | Collection of British scrimshaw (19thC) at New Bedford Whaling Museum. New Bedford, MA. | Scrimshaw engravings on whale bones at New Bedford Whaling Museum. New Bedford, MA. |
![Scrimshaw whalebone corset busk & plaque at Columbia River Maritime Museum. Astoria, OR.](/t/USOR/ORAC383.JPG) | ![Scrimshaw cribbage boards carved from walrus tusks by Alaskan natives at Columbia River Maritime Museum. Astoria, OR.](/t/USOR/ORAC387.JPG) | ![Scrimshaw pie crimper in Maritime Museum. Monterey, CA.](/t/USCA/CAY804.JPG) | ![Pie crimpers of whale ivory to seal pie crusts tops to bottoms at New Bedford Whaling Museum. New Bedford, MA.](/t/USMA/MAGM255.JPG) |
Scrimshaw whalebone corset busk & plaque (1859) at Columbia River Maritime Museum. Astoria, OR. | Scrimshaw cribbage boards carved from walrus tusks by Alaskan natives at Columbia River Maritime Museum. Astoria, OR. | Scrimshaw pie crimper in Maritime Museum. Monterey, CA. | Pie crimpers (jagging wheels) of whale ivory to seal pie crusts tops to bottoms at New Bedford Whaling Museum. New Bedford, MA. |
![Mermaid pie crimper made of sperm whale ivory at New Bedford Whaling Museum. New Bedford, MA.](/t/USMA/MAGM257.JPG) | ![Whalebone pie crimpers by New England artists at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.](/t/USMA/MAWHF099.JPG) | ![Ivory pastry crimpers & jagging wheels at Columbia River Maritime Museum. Astoria, OR.](/t/USOR/ORAC385.JPG) | ![Whale ivory bobbin thread holder at New Bedford Whaling Museum. New Bedford, MA.](/t/USMA/MAGM259.JPG) |
Mermaid pie crimper made of sperm whale ivory (1871-6) at New Bedford Whaling Museum. New Bedford, MA. | Whalebone pie crimpers (c1850-75) by New England artists at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA. | Ivory pastry crimpers & jagging wheels at Columbia River Maritime Museum. Astoria, OR. | Whale ivory bobbin thread holder at New Bedford Whaling Museum. New Bedford, MA. |
![Whale ivory yarn winder at New Bedford Whaling Museum. New Bedford, MA.](/t/USMA/MAGM261.JPG) | ![Scrimshaw wooden kneehole writing desk made by Capt. James T. Eldredge on sea voyage at New Bedford Whaling Museum. New Bedford, MA.](/t/USMA/MAGM265.JPG) | ![Scrimshawed ostrich egg at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.](/t/USMAB/MALP127.JPG) | ![Engraved ostrich eggshell at Columbia River Maritime Museum. Astoria, OR.](/t/USOR/ORAC389.JPG) |
Whale ivory yarn winder at New Bedford Whaling Museum. New Bedford, MA. | Scrimshaw wooden kneehole writing desk (1858) made by Capt. James T. Eldredge on sea voyage at New Bedford Whaling Museum. New Bedford, MA. | Scrimshawed ostrich egg (c1850) at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA. | Engraved ostrich eggshell (20thC) at Columbia River Maritime Museum. Astoria, OR. |
![Engraved Nautilus Shell at South Street Seaport Museum. New York, NY.](/t/USNYC/NYMR156.JPG) | ![Ivory model of USS Constitution, a 1797 American 44-gun frigate at Naval Academy Museum. Annapolis, MD.](/t/USMD/MDAN51.JPG) | ![Ivory model of HMS Victory, a 1765 British 100-gun ship at Naval Academy Museum. Annapolis, MD.](/t/USMD/MDAN53.JPG) | ![Model of whaling ship in Whaling Museum at Whalers Village. Maui, HI.](/t/USHI/HIM1581.JPG) |
Engraved Nautilus Shell at South Street Seaport Museum. New York, NY. | Ivory model of USS Constitution, a 1797 American 44-gun frigate at Naval Academy Museum. Annapolis, MD. | Ivory model of HMS Victory, a 1765 British 100-gun ship at Naval Academy Museum. Annapolis, MD. | Model of whaling ship in Whaling Museum at Whalers Village. Maui, HI. |
![Collection of whale scrimshaw objects at New Bedford Whaling Museum. New Bedford, MA.](/t/USMA/MAGM211.JPG) | ![Whale harpoon & baleen at Columbia River Maritime Museum. Astoria, OR.](/t/USOR/ORAC375.JPG) | ![Collection of whaling artifacts at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.](/t/USMA/MAWHF091.JPG) | ![Inupiaq woven basket with lid & animal ivory figures from Pt. Barrow, AK at Denver Art Museum. Denver, CO.](/t/USCO/CODF2527.JPG) |
Collection of whale scrimshaw objects at New Bedford Whaling Museum. New Bedford, MA. | Whale harpoon & baleen at Columbia River Maritime Museum. Astoria, OR. | Collection of whaling artifacts at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA. | Inupiaq woven basket with lid & animal ivory figures (c1900) from Pt. Barrow, AK at Denver Art Museum. Denver, CO. |
![Inupiaq woven basket with lid & ivory seal handle by Abe Simmons at Denver Art Museum. Denver, CO.](/t/USCO/CODF2529.JPG) | ![Inuit bentwood toolbox with ivory fish handle from Alaska at Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Cleveland, OH.](/t/USOHV/OHVN253.JPG) | ![Inuit bentwood hunting hat with ivory birds & walrus from Alaska at Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Cleveland, OH.](/t/USOHV/OHVN255.JPG) | ![Inuit carved ivory pipes at Peabody Museum. Cambridge, MA.](/t/USMAB/MADHP451.JPG) |
Inupiaq woven basket with lid & ivory seal handle (1950) by Abe Simmons at Denver Art Museum. Denver, CO. | Inuit bentwood toolbox with ivory fish handle (19thC) from Alaska at Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Cleveland, OH. | Inuit bentwood hunting hat with ivory birds & walrus (c1897) from Alaska at Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Cleveland, OH. | Inuit (Eskimo) carved ivory pipes (c1900) at Peabody Museum. Cambridge, MA. |
![Inuit ivory carvings at Vancouver Maritime Museum. Vancouver, BC.](/t/CDNBC/BCVH597.JPG) | ![Scrimshaw cribbage board with scene of Alaska at Maritime Museum. San Diego, CA.](/t/USCAD/CADWM029.JPG) | ![Walrus ivory scrimshaw at National Maritime Museum. San Francisco, CA.](/t/USCAF/CAFTE575.JPG) | ![Orca jawbone scrimshaw at National Maritime Museum. San Francisco, CA.](/t/USCAF/CAFTE576.JPG) |
Inuit ivory carvings (1940s) at Vancouver Maritime Museum. Vancouver, BC. | Scrimshaw cribbage board with scene of Alaska at Maritime Museum. San Diego, CA. | Walrus ivory scrimshaw (c1850-1900) at National Maritime Museum. San Francisco, CA. | Orca jawbone scrimshaw (c1850-1900) at National Maritime Museum. San Francisco, CA. |
![Walrus ivory scrimshaw at National Maritime Museum. San Francisco, CA.](/t/USCAF/CAFTE577.JPG) | ![Ivory scrimshaw objects carved by whalers includes corkscrew, ruler, jagging wheels & whistle at National Maritime Museum. San Francisco, CA.](/t/USCAF/CAFTE578.JPG) | ![Inuit carvings at Pardee Home Museum. Oakland, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGKH122.JPG) | ![Native carved whimsical objects at Pardee Home Museum. Oakland, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGKH124.JPG) |
Walrus ivory scrimshaw (c1850-1900) at National Maritime Museum. San Francisco, CA. | Ivory scrimshaw objects carved by whalers includes corkscrew, ruler, jagging wheels & whistle at National Maritime Museum. San Francisco, CA. | Inuit carvings at Pardee Home Museum. Oakland, CA. | Native carved whimsical objects at Pardee Home Museum. Oakland, CA. |
![Whale scrimshaw carvings at Connecticut Historical Society. Hartford, CT.](/t/USCT/CTKMS151.JPG) | ![Scrimshaw collection at Mystic Seaport. Mystic, CT.](/t/USCTX/CTMR21.JPG) | ![Scrimshaw whale's tooth scene of Battle of Lake Erie - Perry's Victory at Mystic Seaport art museum. Mystic, CT.](/t/USCTX/CTMR22.JPG) | ![Walrus ivory scrimshaw with portrait of Sherman at Mystic Seaport art museum. Mystic, CT.](/t/USCTX/CTMR23.JPG) |
Whale scrimshaw carvings at Connecticut Historical Society. Hartford, CT. | Scrimshaw collection at Mystic Seaport. Mystic, CT. | Scrimshaw (c1850) whale's tooth scene of Battle of Lake Erie - Perry's Victory at Mystic Seaport art museum. Mystic, CT. | Walrus ivory scrimshaw (c1865) with portrait of Sherman at Mystic Seaport art museum. Mystic, CT. |
![Walrus ivory scrimshaw with portraits of Lincoln & Washington at Mystic Seaport art museum. Mystic, CT.](/t/USCTX/CTMR24.JPG) | ![Sperm whale tooth scrimshaw with woman on horseback at Mystic Seaport art museum. Mystic, CT.](/t/USCTX/CTMR25.JPG) | ![Whale ivory jagging wheel for pie crimping at Mystic Seaport art museum. Mystic, CT.](/t/USCTX/CTMR26.JPG) | ![Collection of canes in ivory & other materials at Mystic Seaport art museum. Mystic, CT.](/t/USCTX/CTMR27.JPG) |
Walrus ivory scrimshaw (c1865) with portraits of Lincoln & Washington at Mystic Seaport art museum. Mystic, CT. | Sperm whale tooth scrimshaw (c1870) with woman on horseback at Mystic Seaport art museum. Mystic, CT. | Whale ivory jagging wheel for pie crimping (c1855) at Mystic Seaport art museum. Mystic, CT. | Collection of canes in ivory & other materials at Mystic Seaport art museum. Mystic, CT. |
![The spoiled child whale-tooth scrimshaw at Shaw Mansion. New London, CT.](/t/USCTX/CTNW71.JPG) | ![Whale & sailing ship ivory carving at Shaw Mansion. New London, CT.](/t/USCTX/CTNW73.JPG) | ![Collection of scrimshaw whale teeth at National Museum of American History. Washington, DC.](/t/USDCM/DCMIS045.JPG) | ![Scrimshaw panbone shows whale hunt of coast of Ternate in Indonesia at National Museum of American History. Washington, DC.](/t/USDCM/DCMIS047.JPG) |
The spoiled child whale-tooth scrimshaw at Shaw Mansion. New London, CT. | Whale & sailing ship ivory carving at Shaw Mansion. New London, CT. | Collection of scrimshaw whale teeth (mid 1800s) at National Museum of American History. Washington, DC. | Scrimshaw panbone (part of sperm whale's jaw) shows whale hunt of coast of Ternate in Indonesia at National Museum of American History. Washington, DC. |
![Scrimshaw panbone shows imaginary port scene at National Museum of American History. Washington, DC.](/t/USDCM/DCMIS048.JPG) | ![American scrimshaw ditty box at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.](/t/USMAB/MALP125.JPG) | ![Detail of scrimshaw whaling hunt scene on pan bone at Whaling Museum. Cold Spring Harbor, NY.](/t/USNYL/NYXCS134.JPG) | ![Detail of scrimshaw whaling hunt scene on tooth at Whaling Museum. Cold Spring Harbor, NY.](/t/USNYL/NYXCS137.JPG) |
Scrimshaw panbone (1800s) shows imaginary port scene at National Museum of American History. Washington, DC. | American scrimshaw ditty box (1825-50) at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA. | Detail of scrimshaw whaling hunt scene on pan bone at Whaling Museum. Cold Spring Harbor, NY. | Detail of scrimshaw whaling hunt scene on tooth at Whaling Museum. Cold Spring Harbor, NY. |
![Scrimshaw whaling ship etched on tooth at Whaling Museum. Cold Spring Harbor, NY.](/t/USNYL/NYXCS138.JPG) | ![Scrimshaw lighthouse & ship scene on tooth at Whaling Museum. Cold Spring Harbor, NY.](/t/USNYL/NYXCS140.JPG) | ![Scrimshaw objects including cribbage board at Whaling Museum. Cold Spring Harbor, NY.](/t/USNYL/NYXCS141.JPG) | ![Scrimshaw Indians etched on teeth at Whaling Museum. Cold Spring Harbor, NY.](/t/USNYL/NYXCS143.JPG) |
Scrimshaw whaling ship etched on tooth at Whaling Museum. Cold Spring Harbor, NY. | Scrimshaw lighthouse & ship scene on tooth at Whaling Museum. Cold Spring Harbor, NY. | Scrimshaw objects including cribbage board at Whaling Museum. Cold Spring Harbor, NY. | Scrimshaw Indians etched on teeth at Whaling Museum. Cold Spring Harbor, NY. |
![Scrimshaw woman in colored dress etched on tooth at Whaling Museum. Cold Spring Harbor, NY.](/t/USNYL/NYXCS145.JPG) | ![Scrimshaw woman in Victorian dress etched on tooth at Whaling Museum. Cold Spring Harbor, NY.](/t/USNYL/NYXCS146.JPG) | ![Scrimshaw Statue of Liberty etched on walrus tusk at Whaling Museum. Cold Spring Harbor, NY.](/t/USNYL/NYXCS148.JPG) | ![Scrimshaw objects including box at Whaling Museum. Cold Spring Harbor, NY.](/t/USNYL/NYXCS149.JPG) |
Scrimshaw woman in colored dress etched on tooth at Whaling Museum. Cold Spring Harbor, NY. | Scrimshaw woman in Victorian dress etched on tooth at Whaling Museum. Cold Spring Harbor, NY. | Scrimshaw Statue of Liberty etched on walrus tusk at Whaling Museum. Cold Spring Harbor, NY. | Scrimshaw objects including box at Whaling Museum. Cold Spring Harbor, NY. |
![Whale ivory bodkins used to tie knot or weave thin ropes & larger fid used by sailmaker at Whaling Museum. Cold Spring Harbor, NY.](/t/USNYL/NYXCS151.JPG) | ![Whale ivory bodkins at Whaling Museum. Cold Spring Harbor, NY.](/t/USNYL/NYXCS152.JPG) | ![Scrimshawed whalebone busks used in corsets at Whaling Museum. Cold Spring Harbor, NY.](/t/USNYL/NYXCS154.JPG) | ![Fan carved out of whale ivory at Whaling Museum. Cold Spring Harbor, NY.](/t/USNYL/NYXCS157.JPG) |
Whale ivory bodkins used to tie knot or weave thin ropes & larger fid used by sailmaker at Whaling Museum. Cold Spring Harbor, NY. | Whale ivory bodkins at Whaling Museum. Cold Spring Harbor, NY. | Scrimshawed whalebone busks used in corsets at Whaling Museum. Cold Spring Harbor, NY. | Fan carved out of whale ivory at Whaling Museum. Cold Spring Harbor, NY. |
![Wood & whalebone watch tower at Whaling Museum. Cold Spring Harbor, NY.](/t/USNYL/NYXCS159.JPG) | ![Scrimshaw pie crusts crimper jagging wheel at Whaling Museum. Cold Spring Harbor, NY.](/t/USNYL/NYXCS164.JPG) | ![Whale ivory jagging wheel for crimping pie crusts at Whaling Museum. Cold Spring Harbor, NY.](/t/USNYL/NYXCS165.JPG) | ![Scrimshaw artwork at Sag Harbor Whaling Museum. Sag Harbor, NY.](/t/USNYL/NYXGW081.JPG) |
Wood & whalebone watch tower at Whaling Museum. Cold Spring Harbor, NY. | Scrimshaw pie crusts crimper jagging wheel at Whaling Museum. Cold Spring Harbor, NY. | Whale ivory jagging wheel for crimping pie crusts at Whaling Museum. Cold Spring Harbor, NY. | Scrimshaw artwork at Sag Harbor Whaling Museum. Sag Harbor, NY. |
![Scrimshaw artwork at Sag Harbor Whaling Museum. Sag Harbor, NY.](/t/USNYL/NYXGW082.JPG) | ![Scrimshaw pie crimpers & other whale bone carvings at Sag Harbor Whaling Museum. Sag Harbor, NY.](/t/USNYL/NYXGW083.JPG) | ![Carved scrimshaw pie crimper at Sag Harbor Whaling Museum. Sag Harbor, NY.](/t/USNYL/NYXGW084.JPG) | ![Carved ivory pecking birds paddle toy at Sag Harbor Whaling Museum. Sag Harbor, NY.](/t/USNYL/NYXGW085.JPG) |
Scrimshaw artwork at Sag Harbor Whaling Museum. Sag Harbor, NY. | Scrimshaw pie crimpers & other whale bone carvings at Sag Harbor Whaling Museum. Sag Harbor, NY. | Carved scrimshaw pie crimper at Sag Harbor Whaling Museum. Sag Harbor, NY. | Carved ivory pecking birds paddle toy at Sag Harbor Whaling Museum. Sag Harbor, NY. |
![Scrimshaw artwork on whales' teeth at Sag Harbor Whaling Museum. Sag Harbor, NY.](/t/USNYL/NYXGW086.JPG) | ![Scrimshaw artwork on whales' teeth at Sag Harbor Whaling Museum. Sag Harbor, NY.](/t/USNYL/NYXGW087.JPG) | ![Scrimshaw artwork, toys & kitchen tools at Sag Harbor Whaling Museum. Sag Harbor, NY.](/t/USNYL/NYXGW088.JPG) | ![Carved bird on whalebone & wood ditty box at Sag Harbor Whaling Museum. Sag Harbor, NY.](/t/USNYL/NYXGW089.JPG) |
Scrimshaw artwork on whales' teeth at Sag Harbor Whaling Museum. Sag Harbor, NY. | Scrimshaw artwork on whales' teeth at Sag Harbor Whaling Museum. Sag Harbor, NY. | Scrimshaw artwork, toys & kitchen tools at Sag Harbor Whaling Museum. Sag Harbor, NY. | Carved bird on whalebone & wood ditty box at Sag Harbor Whaling Museum. Sag Harbor, NY. |
![Carved whale bone canes & cane handles at Sag Harbor Whaling Museum. Sag Harbor, NY.](/t/USNYL/NYXGW091.JPG) | ![Engraved whale tooth powder horn carved by Stratton Conkling at Sag Harbor Whaling Museum. Sag Harbor, NY.](/t/USNYL/NYXGW095.JPG) | ![Scrimshaw pie crimpers at Vanderbilt Mansion. Centerport, NY.](/t/USNYL/NYXV344.JPG) | ![Collection of scrimshaw Sperm whale teeth at Shelburne Museum. Shelburne, VT.](/t/USVT/VTSMD571.JPG) |
Carved whale bone canes & cane handles at Sag Harbor Whaling Museum. Sag Harbor, NY. | Engraved whale tooth powder horn (1796) carved by Stratton Conkling at Sag Harbor Whaling Museum. Sag Harbor, NY. | Scrimshaw pie crimpers at Vanderbilt Mansion. Centerport, NY. | Collection of scrimshaw Sperm whale teeth at Shelburne Museum. Shelburne, VT. |
![Scrimshaw whale tooth with image of George Washington at Shelburne Museum. Shelburne, VT.](/t/USVT/VTSMD573.JPG) | ![Scrimshaw whale tooth with whaling ship & hunt at Shelburne Museum. Shelburne, VT.](/t/USVT/VTSMD574.JPG) | ![Scrimshaw art teeth & corset stays at Shelburne Museum. Shelburne, VT.](/t/USVT/VTSMD576.JPG) | ![Scrimshaw whale tooth with engraved tall ship at Shelburne Museum. Shelburne, VT.](/t/USVT/VTSMD577.JPG) |
Scrimshaw whale tooth with image of George Washington (19thC) at Shelburne Museum. Shelburne, VT. | Scrimshaw whale tooth with whaling ship & hunt (19thC) at Shelburne Museum. Shelburne, VT. | Scrimshaw art teeth & corset stays at Shelburne Museum. Shelburne, VT. | Scrimshaw whale tooth with engraved tall ship (19thC) at Shelburne Museum. Shelburne, VT. |
![Scrimshaw pie crimpers at Shelburne Museum. Shelburne, VT.](/t/USVT/VTSMD578.JPG) | ![Scrimshaw collection typically created by whalers from the byproducts of whales or walrus tusks at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.](/t/D/DEHMT061.JPG) | ![Scrimshaw collection typically created by whalers from the byproducts of whales or walrus tusks at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.](/t/D/DEHMT062.JPG) | ![Scrimshaw engraving of whalers pursuing a whale with polar bear in foreground at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.](/t/D/DEHMT063.JPG) |
Scrimshaw pie crimpers at Shelburne Museum. Shelburne, VT. | Scrimshaw collection typically created by whalers from the byproducts of whales or walrus tusks at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany. | Scrimshaw collection typically created by whalers from the byproducts of whales or walrus tusks at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany. | Scrimshaw engraving of whalers pursuing a whale with polar bear in foreground at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany. |
![Scrimshaw carving with coat-of-arms of Hamburg at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.](/t/D/DEHMT064.JPG) | ![Tiny ivory carvings of creatures seen by a crew member on a whaling voyage at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.](/t/D/DEHMT065.JPG) | ![Ships & rigging delicately carved from ivory at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.](/t/D/DEHMT071.JPG) |
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Scrimshaw carving with coat-of-arms of Hamburg (1873) at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany. | Tiny ivory carvings of creatures seen by a crew member on a whaling voyage at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany. | Ships & rigging delicately carved from ivory at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany. |
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