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19th Century Scrimshaw Bodkin with Pointing Hand lattice The "N" shows some misshaping/tearing

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Description

The "N" shows some misshaping/tearing to the steel along the short side top edge

from face to palette to smart suit to dripping paint brush

And then "Viola" humbly written in pencil at lower left

a loose drawing from the partial 1783 notebook of an Alexander

this one sold me on the box alone

19th Century Scrimshaw Bodkin with Pointing Hand lattice The "N" shows some misshaping/tearingAnother 19th century sailor whaler made bone bodkin with a hand at the opposite end, which I purchased from a longtime dealer of antique maritime objects. This a diminutive one, just a hair longer than 2 inches, which to me makes the carving of this pointing hand, whalebone I believe, seem all the more amazing. With nicely carved bands and stars characteristic of these, and a sharp point at the opposite end, useful for piercing fabric or pushing

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