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Museum Quality Whaling Harpoon Temple Iron
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I hand make museum quality harpoons. These are real harpoons , new, but made to look old. My replicas are typical representations of the "irons" found in the Catalogue of The Whaling Museum, Old Dartmouth Historical Society in New Bedford, MA. The iron is an early Temple type. It was the forerunner to the common toggle iron. ( The iron was invented in 1848 by Lewis Temple, a New Bedford blacksmith, and became standard in the whaling fleet.) These were hand done then and took much effort and time. They still do! The iron measures 37 1/4 inches from the tip to the end of the split socket. It is stamped S&P, the maker. It is in the 'Period' condition, as it would look like on the whaleship. It has a grey - black patina thru chemical aging process. It is preserved with a light coat of oil. Tarred hemp marline is used to serve the socket and is secured with a turkshead knot. This type iron has sold upwards of $600.00 in shops carrying my work. This whalecraft makes an excellent display of the American Whaling era. It is suitable for home, office, museum, and anyw a nautical maritime theme is desired. The pole is dense Alaska Spruce and is naturally distressed. It is hand hewn with a drawknife and preserved with boiled linseed oil. The pole is over 100 years old! The whale line is genuine hemp. It is stopped to the pole using genuine Stockholm tarred marline which has the pleasant odor of the old whaleships!. Thus overall the harpoon is 8 foot 1/2 inch long, but can be displayed in an area of a bit over 5 foot. The pictures are of this harpoon. Comments and questions appreciated! Thank you, Harpoonguy
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