Scrimshaw Thread Holder This Sailor made Scrimshaw is a "Best" on the "Good, Better, Best" Scale. Highly detailed superb design and painstaking workmanship characterize this piece with it's wonderful carving and whalebone finials. A "labor of love" defined in the beautifully carved inscription "Ellen Murdock - August 1st 1846". It is in very fine condition and still usable 161 years later. Yes, it is a thread spool holder. 7-1/4" high. F07K240151 0092 Questions? Ask the Ferret!
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