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The Marine room of the Peabody museum of Salem (1921)

Robinson, John, 1846-1925 comp, Peabody Museum of Salem · Salem, Mass., Peabody museum · leaf 232

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WHALING IMPLEMENTS, MOUNTED READY FOR USE From above: Blubber fork; grains (2), for handling blubber, etc.; cutting spades (3); lances,for killing whales at close quarters (2); single and two flued hand harpoons, old type; head needle. … WHALING GUNSFrom above: Brass Breech-loading bomb-lance shoulder gun; two forms of muzzle-loading bomb-lanceshoulder guns; Greener harpoon gun. adjunct to our Essex County educational institutions. Thereis also a model 28 feet long, illustrating the fishing industriesof Essex County, — netting,…

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