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We hand make early eighteenth and nineteenth century whaling
harpoons. These are real harpoons, new, but aged to look historically
old. Ours are the finest representations found anywhere and are ordered
by museums and even used in a whale fishery today! These "irons"
make an excellent display of nautical history for home, office or museum.
harpoons. These are real harpoons, new, but aged to look historically
old. Ours are the finest representations found anywhere and are ordered
by museums and even used in a whale fishery today! These "irons"
make an excellent display of nautical history for home, office or museum.
Our representations are based on the Catalogue of the Whaling
Museum Whalecraft Collection of the Old Dartmouth Historical
Society in New Bedford.
We rely on the bible of all harpoon books, Harpoons and Other
Whalecraft, by Thomas G. Lytle for our traditional knowledge of
the irons used in the whaling fishery.
Museum Whalecraft Collection of the Old Dartmouth Historical
Society in New Bedford.
We rely on the bible of all harpoon books, Harpoons and Other
Whalecraft, by Thomas G. Lytle for our traditional knowledge of
the irons used in the whaling fishery.
" Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah "
Jonah 1:17
Jonah 1:17
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Doyle Iron Harpoon $ 495.00
Mincing Knife $ 300.00
Blubber Hook $ 300.00
Boarding Knife $ 300.00
Drug Iron $ 200.00
Iron & Harpoon Hangers: Hand made rustic, 3/16 hole and painted black.
$ 10.00 per pair
$ 10.00 per pair
Whale Sculptures: I hand sculpt these types of
whales of basswood . They are about 15
inches long and mounted on a harpoon head
$ 1,000.00
whales of basswood . They are about 15
inches long and mounted on a harpoon head
$ 1,000.00
Blubber Fork $ 300.00
The harpoon consists of the "iron", usually about 36 inches long. One
end was the "head" which penetrated the blubber. It did not kill the whale
but was designed to "hold fast". The shaft or "shank" was about 3/8 inch in
diameter and ended at the "socket". The socket was conical in shape of
around six inches and in the American Whale Fishery was split to allow a
little springiness with which to hold to the pole better. It was served with
marline to prevent chafe.
A short "whale line" or "iron strap"of hemp, and later manila, was bent
around the shank at the socket with a double hitch and splice. The other
end was an eye splice.
The pole was 5-6 feet long, about 2 inches or better in diameter and was
cut from saplings. They were mostly crooked. The iron was attached to the
pole by fitting the socket to the tapered end. The iron strap was lightly tied
to the pole with marline.
end was the "head" which penetrated the blubber. It did not kill the whale
but was designed to "hold fast". The shaft or "shank" was about 3/8 inch in
diameter and ended at the "socket". The socket was conical in shape of
around six inches and in the American Whale Fishery was split to allow a
little springiness with which to hold to the pole better. It was served with
marline to prevent chafe.
A short "whale line" or "iron strap"of hemp, and later manila, was bent
around the shank at the socket with a double hitch and splice. The other
end was an eye splice.
The pole was 5-6 feet long, about 2 inches or better in diameter and was
cut from saplings. They were mostly crooked. The iron was attached to the
pole by fitting the socket to the tapered end. The iron strap was lightly tied
to the pole with marline.
The single-flue and double-flue irons
were the "common" harpoons of the
whaling industry.
The two-flue was the oldest design
dating back to the fifteenth century.
Around 1825 the single flue iron first
appeared aboard whalers. It was thought
to hold better and not "draw" out as easily
as the two-flue. However, records
indicate that the whale ships often carried
both types with differing preferences.
were the "common" harpoons of the
whaling industry.
The two-flue was the oldest design
dating back to the fifteenth century.
Around 1825 the single flue iron first
appeared aboard whalers. It was thought
to hold better and not "draw" out as easily
as the two-flue. However, records
indicate that the whale ships often carried
both types with differing preferences.
The earliest toggle irons were made with the toggle head positioned inside
a shank clevis. The head rotated on a pivot pin that was fastened in the
clevis and passed through the toggle head. Tradition attributes the
invention of this harpoon to Lewis Temple, a New Bedford blacksmith, in
1848. It has since been known as "Temple's gig," or the "Temple iron." It
was quickly proven, widely accepted, and became standard in the industry.
In Thomas G. Lytle's book HARPOONS AND OTHER WHALECRAFT he describes the Temple iron.
Luther Cole type Two-flue harpoon $ 375.00
Temple toggle iron $ 395.00
Greener Gun Iron $ 495.00
Macy type two flue
James Durfee
type two-flue
type two-flue
Single flue harpoon $350.00
Temple iron variation
