[M] Ø A RARE COLLECTION OF NANTUCKET WHALEBONE AND MARINE IVORY KNITTING NEEDLES, CIRCA 1790

Ø A RARE COLLECTION OF NANTUCKET WHALEBONE AND MARINE IVORY KNITTING NEEDLES, CIRCA 1790

plain tapering whalebone shafts with intricately carved ends including clenched fists with dice, a polyhedral design and a ball, various sizes, the longest -- 14½ in. (37cm.); together with a whalebone bodkin and awl of a similar date with plain tapering handle -- 10½in. (27cm.)

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Condition Report

Good overall condition.

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