19th Century Scrimshaw Bodkin with Pointing Hand lattice this one sold me on

this one sold me on the box alone

and many years of happy service in it yet

a loose drawing from the partial 1783 notebook of an Alexander

These are tops in all regards

19th Century Scrimshaw Bodkin with Pointing Hand lattice this one sold me onAnother 19th century sailor whaler made bone bodkin with a hand at the opposite end, which I purchased from a longtime dealer of antique maritime objects. This a diminutive one, just a hair longer than 2 inches, which to me makes the carving of this pointing hand, whalebone I believe, seem all the more amazing. With nicely carved bands and stars characteristic of these, and a sharp point at the opposite end, useful for piercing fabric or pushing