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SCRIMSHAW TOOTH Whaler - 1831 Comet signed JAS
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This is a second generation museum quality reproduction SCRIMSHAW TOOTH with greater detail than ever before. Teeth of this quality are made specifically for display at maritime museums w real scrimshaw is unavailable due to rarity and laws, and is extremely high priced. They are not toys or souvenirs but made for display from a marble dust high density museum resin. This tooth captures the BEAUTY, FEEL and AUTHENTICITY of 19th Century Scrimshaw and I have sold these to maritime museums. This is a museum REPRODUCTION - is brand new and - is in EXCELLENT CONDITION. It has the same weight and feel of real scrimshaw and looks great in a nautical collection at a much better price than real scrimshaw. It is a second generation casting w the detailing techniques have been refined are virtually indistinguishable from authentic teeth that price in the $1000's of dollars. All reproduction teeth prior to these were first generation castings with great detail but these and even higher quality. 1831 Tribute to The Comet Whaler This is a SCRIMSHAW TOOTH 6" long x 2 1/2" wide with a tribute to a whaler of 1831 called the Comet. The tribute had a large whale engraving with crossed patriotic flags on either side of a harpoon. Reverse shows the Comet in full sail. Signed JAS for the carver. Also, has an illuminati eye at the tip and many captains were rumored to be illuminati. Authentic looking root cavity. Illuminati The Illuminati is the name used for several groups, both real and fictitious. Most commonly it refers specifically to the Bavarian Illuminati, an Enlightenment secret society founded in the late eighteenth century. However, in modern times it refers to a purported shadowy conspiratorial organization which is reputed to secretly control world affairs, usually a modern incarnation or continuation of the Bavarian Illuminati. In this context, Illuminati is often used in reference to a New World Order (NWO). Many Conspiracy theorists believe the Illuminati (The People of The Light), or illuminated ones, are the masterminds behind events that will lead to a New World Order. In rarer cases, the Illuminati refers to a purported elite set of enlightened individuals who may not cooperate but are uniquely empowered by their enlightenment, much like the intelligentsia are empowered by their education and intelligence. These are people who have become illuminated and have achieved a higher mystical understanding of the universe. Many secret societies and mystical traditions are concerned with this kind of illumination or enlightenment, such as the Rosicrucian Societies, the Martinists and the original Bavarian Illuminati. Origins Pre-Weishaupt origins are given to the Alumbrados of Spain and Illuminés of France. This claim holds in name and mystical concerns, but no solid historical lineage is known. Their practice of mysticism and attempt at communion with God through meditation or sexual practices, along with claims of enlightenment while living, all denote a seeming connection with later Illuminati groups, but claims of later connections of other organizations' familiarity with these early movements are unsubstantiated. The Bavarian Illuminati History A movement of freethinkers that were the most radical offshoot of The Enlightenment -- whose adnts were given the name Illuminati (but who called themselves "Perfectibilists") -- was founded on May 1, 1776 in Ingolstadt (Upper Bavaria), by Jesuit-taught Adam Weishaupt (d. 1830), who was the first lay professor of canon law. The group has also been called the Illuminati Order, and the Bavarian Illuminati, and the movement itself has been referred to as Illuminism. In 1777, Karl Theodor, Elector Palatine, succeeded as ruler of Bavaria . He was a proponent of Enlightened Despotism and in 1784, his government banned all secret societies, including the Illuminati and the Freemasons. While it was not legally allowed to operate, many influential intellectuals and progressive politicians counted themselves as mem...
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