Commemorative cane, known as a “captain’s cane,” with a shaf
Commemorative cane, known as a “captain’s cane,” with a shaft composed of shark vertebrae (likely from Prionace glauca or Carcharhinus albimarginatus) interspersed with whale baleen discs, the pommel consists of a blunted and polished sperm whale tooth, engraved in scrimshaw with a sperm whale on the surface and a whaling ship in the background on one side, and the inscription: " Thomas Buecher/Ship Comm-Morris/Pitcairn Island/May 1863” in a cartouche. First third of the 20th century L. 92 cm Total gross weight: 580 g
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Commemorative cane, known as a “captain’s cane,” with a shaft composed of shark vertebrae (likely from Prionace glauca or Carcharhinus albimarginatus) interspersed with whale baleen discs, the pommel consists of a blunted and polished sperm whale tooth, engraved in scrimshaw with a sperm whale on the surface and a whaling ship in the background on one side, and the inscription: " Thomas Buecher/Ship Comm-Morris/Pitcairn Island/May 1863” in a cartouche. First third of the 20th century L. 92 cm Total gross weight: 580 g
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