BLUBBER SPADE ON POLE 19th Century Length 49.25".

BLUBBER SPADE ON POLE19th CenturyUnder old gray paint. Unmarked.Length 49.25". Provenance:The Collection of Chuck and Jan Deluca.

WROUGHT STEEL BLUBBER SPADE19th CenturyOn a partial wooden pole. Faint maker's stamp.Total length 53".

WROUGHT STEEL BLUBBER SPADE19th CenturyOn a partial wooden pole. Faint maker's stamp.Total length 53";.

CAST STEEL BLUBBER SPADE19th CenturyStamped "J.D. Driggs Cast-Steel".Length 16.75". Blade width 4.5".

CAST STEEL BLUBBER SPADE19th CenturyStamped "A.J. Peters Cast-Steel". Stamp identical to one illustrated in Harpoons and Other Whalecraft by T.G. Lytle, p. 79.Length 15". Blade width 4&

CAST STEEL BLUBBER SPADE19th CenturyStamped on blade "B&S", possibly the stamp of Butts & Smith.Length 20". Blade width 4.375".

CAST STEEL BLUBBER SPADE19th CenturyStamped "Macy Cast-Steel".Length 14.75". Blade width 4".

WROUGHT IRON BLUBBER SPADESag Harbor, New York, 19th CenturyMarked "Conklin".Length 13". Provenance:Nina Hellman Antiques, Nantucket, Massachusetts, 2010.The Collection of Michael Gill.

BLUBBER STRAINER19th CenturyPeriod wood pole.Length approx. 96". Strainer diameter approx. 18". Provenance:The Collection of Michael Gill.

CAST STEEL CUTTING SPADE19th CenturyOn original pole. Blade stamped “Driggs…” and “Cast Steel”.Length 83.75”. Provenance:The Collection of Michael Gill.

RARE FLENSING KNIFE ON POLE19th CenturyPeriod leather and wood sheath.Total length 92.5".

RARE CAST IRON BLUBBER HOOK19th CenturyUsed for extracting blanket pieces of blubber over 1,000 pounds. Blubber hooks of this size are rare in todayís market. Additional information about this lo

WROUGHT IRON CUTTING SPADE, PROBABLY EUROPEAN19th CenturyLength 30".

J. CONKLEN. 21 1/4" LONG, 5" WIDE. THE OTHER IS SIGNED MACY AND IS 10" LONG AND 4" WIDE.

Steel Blubber Boarding Knife Whaling Tool, 19th Century Length 33 in.

WROUGHT IRON ARCTIC DOUBLE FLUE HARPOON ON WOODEN POLEMid-19th CenturyAttached manila rope.Harpoon length 33". Total length 110.5".

CUTTING SPADE CONVERTED TO A GALLEY FOOD CHOPPER19th CenturyBlade stamped ìFMî. Hellman Collection acquisition date August 1, 1971. Additional information about this lot may be found on the

RARE LONGBOAT WAIF19th CenturyRed flag on a hardwood pole.Length approx. 101î.

RARE FLENSING KNIFE19th CenturyOriginal pole. Wooden sheath made in two halves held together by whalebone pins.Length 54.5". Provenance:The Collection of Chuck and Jan Deluca.

WROUGHT IRON LANCE19th CenturyUnmarked. Possibly Azorean. On original hardwood pole. Retains length of old manila rope.Length 82".

Lot of two 19th century, long-handled whaling tools in iron and wood - 67 in blubber pail (10 in diam) and 61 in blubber spade.

Exceptional Wide early 19th century Whaling spade. 4 1/4 wide. Stamped with rectangle for makers mark, and the letters "EL" chizzled on the other side (probaby a shore whaler's initals). 20 1/4inches

Exceptional Wide early 19th century Whaling spade. 4 1/4 wide. Stamped with rectangle for makers mark, and the letters "EL" chizzled on the other side (probaby a shore whaler's initals). 201/4inches l

Nickel plated pole axe. Engraved eagle on blade. Late 19th century. Measures 18 inches in length.