Lot 001 - Antique Scrimshaw Whale Tooth Engraved with "South Eastern View Nantucket, Mass 1838" Harbor Scene, Town Waterfront, Sailing Vessels, Church Steeples, and Horse-Drawn Cart, 8-1/4" L

Lot 001 - Antique Scrimshaw Whale Tooth Engraved with "South Eastern View Nantucket, Mass 1838" Harbor Scene, Town Waterfront, Sailing Vessels, Church Steeples, and Horse-Drawn Cart, 8-1/4" LAntique whale tooth engraved with a detailed harbor scene inscribed "South Eastern View Nantucket, Mass" and dated 1838. The engraved composition depicts the Nantucket, Massachusetts waterfront as seen from the southeast, with rows of buildings, church steeples, sailing vessels and ships in the harbor, and a horse drawn cart with driver in the foreground. The tooth exhibits characteristics consistent with an authentic antique sperm whale tooth,

The die has a threaded post on the reverse for mounting into a press or handle

complete with a monthly calendar grid below the chromolithographed illustration

a centipede

orange and black coat

the adult holding a fishing pole

The assembly includes the X-ray tube housing with cone-shaped collimator

This is mostly a display piece and conversation starter

The film is still in its original wrapping

This hat is in great condition for its age and given the delicate material it is made from

"Main Springs 2203

There is also a small imperfection on the side of the glass that looks like a small bubble

with press of Wm