WHALEBOAT OARLOCK Believed to come from the whaleship Wanderer. Oarlock is padded with rope to muffle sound. Length 8.25". Provenanc...

WHALEBOAT OARLOCK Late 19th/Early 20th Century

Believed to come from the whaleship Wanderer. Oarlock is padded with rope to muffle sound. Length 8.25".

Provenance:

Mrs. Edna Clark, New Bedford, Massachusetts, July 1956.

Judge Vardeman said this was the second piece in his collection.

The Collection of Paul Vardeman.

Condition: Wear commensurate with age and use.

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