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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 ( the iron was invented in 1848 by LEWIS TEMPLE, a New Bedford blacksmith. This design was a revolution in the whaling industry, leading to the common toggle types. It was hand made then and took much time and effort to do; they still do! The iron measures 36 inches from the tip to the end of the split socket. The iron is chemically aged to a brown/gray patina as it would look in the "period" condition on the whaleboat. Genuine Stockholm tarred hemp marline is used to serve the split socket and is secured with a sailors turkshead knot. The initials of the maker (S&P) is hand stamped in the irons head, as was the custom. The pole is dense Alaskan Spruce and is over 100 years old. This pole is naturally distressed, hand hewn with a draw knife, and preserved with a very light application of boiled linseed oil. The whale line is genuine Hemp and is stopped to the pole using Stockholm tarred marline which has the pleasant odor of the old ships. Thus overall the harpoon is 8 foot, 1 inch long when mounted, but can be displayed in an area of a little over 5 feet. This whalecraft makes an excellent display of the American Whaling era. It is suitable for home, office, museum, and anyw a nautical theme is desired. This is an excellent one! The pictures are of this harpoon. Comments and questions appreciated! Thank you, Harpoonguy
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