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14383 Whaling Lance with Original Pole and Line
Product Description
This whaling lance is on its original pole and is marked AJP on one side of the blade and CAST STEEL on the reverse. (Ambrose J. Peters, New Bedford, late 19th, early 20th C).
It is very rare that we find an authentic whaling lance on its original pole, as the poles were frequently lost during the hunt. Additionally,virtually all of the original line remains, including a portion of the serving on the socket. The loop which came out from the butt end of the pole had been lost and has been replaced with period line of the same type. The marlin seizing near the midpoint of the pole as well as the whaleman’s hitch are likewise original. Most unusual is the brass octagonal cap at the butt end of the pole - undoubtedly a device to protect this end from splitting. This is a most special example of an authentic whaling lance.
Overall length - 121 inches; metal lance length - 65-3/8 inches
Ambrose J. Peters worked as a blacksmith in New Bedford, beginning in 1879. By 1893 he was working for James D. Driggs in his shop on Merrill's Wharf, succeeding him in 1902. The Driggs/Peters whalecraft shop is now a functioning display at Mystic Seaport.
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It is very rare that we find an authentic whaling lance on its original pole, as the poles were frequently lost during the hunt. Additionally,virtually all of the original line remains, including a portion of the serving on the socket. The loop which came out from the butt end of the pole had been lost and has been replaced with period line of the same type. The marlin seizing near the midpoint of the pole as well as the whaleman’s hitch are likewise original. Most unusual is the brass octagonal cap at the butt end of the pole - undoubtedly a device to protect this end from splitting. This is a most special example of an authentic whaling lance.
Overall length - 121 inches; metal lance length - 65-3/8 inches
Ambrose J. Peters worked as a blacksmith in New Bedford, beginning in 1879. By 1893 he was working for James D. Driggs in his shop on Merrill's Wharf, succeeding him in 1902. The Driggs/Peters whalecraft shop is now a functioning display at Mystic Seaport.
SORRY, SOLD
