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Maritime Antiques Auction
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634 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael
San Rafael, CA 94901 
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SCRIMSHAW SAIL MAKER'S BELT. A most unusual item is this sail maker's leather belt with a scrimshaw tooth, sail maker's palm and a few needles. This scrimshaw tooth used to hold the needles (most of the bee's wax is now gone) has a large 3 masted sailing under full sail and caption below reads "A STITCH IN TIME - SAVES NINE". Tooth is apprx 4" tall.
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