WROUGHT IRON DOUBLE FLUE HARPOON Marked "JB Morse" for maker and "WW", probably for ship William Wirt. Length 34". Provenance: Morga...

WROUGHT IRON DOUBLE FLUE HARPOON 19th Century

Marked "JB Morse" for maker and "WW", probably for ship William Wirt. Length 34".

Provenance:

Morgan Levine, Nantucket, Massachusetts.

The Collection of Paul Vardeman.

Condition: The head appears to have been cleaned at some point, and has reduced any pitting there may be or have been. There is more pitting evident at cone end.

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