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2023.47.26

Manufactured scrimshaw corkscrew.

2023.47.26

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Collection type
Object
Description
Manufactured scrimshaw corkscrew.
Long description
Manufactured "fakeshaw" whale tooth scrimshaw made of synthetic plastic. Obverse: Whaling scene, full-rigged shipwith American flag, loading a whale in a net; three boats lowered among sperm whales with one boat being capsized by sperm whale; ice in the water; compass rose to the left of the scene; labeled "THE WHALER EAGLE" above the ship. Reverse: Barrels on wharf with a ship in background and two clouds in the sky, two American flags above '1856' in a circle.
Cultural groups
English
Person
Maker Historycraft Ltd.
Field collector Audrey Butt Colson
PRM source Audrey Butt Colson
Date / Period
Date made: 1970 - 2023
Date collected
By 2023
Acquisition information
Donated: 2023
Materials and processes
Material Plastic Synthetic, Material Metal, Process Cast
Dimensions
Length x Width x Height 109 x 135 x 53 mm including corkscrew
Object numbers
Accession number: 2023.47.26
Research and responses

Identification in "'Fakeshaw': A checklist of Plastic Scrimshaw" by Stuart M. Frank and information about Historycraft Ltd. https://www.history-craft.co.uk/resin-casting-products/reproduction-scrimshaw found by Elana Neher (PRM Intern)

Associated publications
Reference: Fakeshaw: A Checklist of Plastic "Scrimshaw", Main author: Stuart M. Frank; Sharon, Massachusets, 2001, Page: 17, Notes: Design of scrimshaw described and identified.

Search terms: Domestic Object, Food and Drink, Hunting, Scrimshaw

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