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54586 Nautical Antiques C39 coverforprinter:Layout 1 6/6/16 8:42 AM Page 1 Catalog 39/2016 P.O. Box 765 • 107 Ocean Avenue • Tel. 207-967-3218 Kennebunkport, Maine 04046 www.johnrinaldinautical.com Specialists in Marine Antiquities since 1972 modified with deskPDF Editor - Get the free PDF Editor trial download at docudesk.com RINALDI COVER2 9/13/06 5:50 AM Page 1 *209. BEAUTIFULLY CARVED SCRIMSHAW TOOTH depicting a 3/4 portrait of a female hold- ing a rose. She is looking back over her left shoulder while wearing an elegant dress with PLEASE READ BEFORE ORDERING fancy borders and a bow on the elbow. Her hair done in soft ringlet style with feather hat on top. 6 1/4”l. x 2 5/8”w. Condition superb. Very desirable age color throughout. I had another tooth of near identical subject matter by this artist in my 1999 catalog #32, item 65. A TERMS: charming 19th century tooth by a very skilled scrimshander. 2985.00 1. Items listed are priced packaged for shipment. 2. Please send check or money order with your order. *210. WHALEBONE SEWING IMPLEMENT WITH CHARMING VERSE scrimshaw carved 3. Shipping charges paid by the purchaser unless item is specified postpaid. Most of around entire surface. Not sure the exact use for our shipping done via UPS or registered mail and rather than provide continually this item that is nicely turned to resemble a changing rate charts we prefer that you make a logical estimate of costs...any sewing needle case but is not bored out for needle overage submitted will be refunded. Very large and/or heavy items shipped freight storage. Bottom section with small finial that is bored through with a tiny hole. Around collect. cylinder, in dice dot lettering, is verse “REMEMBER ME/WHEN I AM/FAR AWAY 1839”. Each 4. LAY-AWAY: For a 20% deposit we will hold an item for 30 days at no cost to letter alternately polychrome colored in red and green. Length 3 3/4” x 3/8” diameter. Condition fine. Great you...upon receipt of the final payment item will be shipped. age color. A beautiful and charming scrimshaw item. 695.00 5. We regret not being able to ship on approval. Items listed are described as thoroughly as possible. If our description should leave you in question please call or write for more information. *211. 19TH CENTURY SHELL VALENTINE in a beautiful quality mahogany veneer 6. We FULLY GUARANTEE all items to be as described. If you are not satisfied with a case. 14 1/2” wide. Octagonal shape with glass window set into hinged lid. Quite purchase you may return it within three days of receipt and your money will be unusual style having multi colored shells forming beautiful flowers that are attached refunded. Item must be returned in the same condition it was in when it left our to wire creating appearance that they are floating in the case. Also decorated with shop. Of course with regards to authenticity items are guaranteed indefinitely. early paper leaves for foliage affect. Condition overall very nice having just typical 7. REQUESTING AN ITEM BY PHONE: You may call us and if the item you are few shells broken or lacking but you really have to study it to notice. Exceptional interested in is still available we will gladly hold it for you. If payment is not case covered in richly grained mahogany veneer that has acquired a lovely age received within four business days of your call item will be sold to next interested patina. A very attractive example. 9500.00 party. Please bear in mind that most of the items are one-of-a-kind. 8. When ordering please include catalog number, item number and a brief description *212. PAIR OF SCRIMSHAW TEETH WITH POLYCHROME FEMALES. Each done in of the item. pin prick and line style engraving. Both teeth shaped the same and from same whale 9. Maine residents please include 5.5% sales tax. 10. All orders thankfully received and promptly executed. with one measuring 4 5/8” and other a little over 4”. One tooth with full standing young girl in colorful Victorian dress that is just below knee length. Other in similarly colored dress but with no leg showing. Condition fine. Light, even age NOTE: color. Have old dates carefully painted on reverse of each “1880”. 1450.00 1. Items preceeded by * are included in a picture. 2. Our illustrated CATALOGS are mailed first class at a cost of $5.00 *213. 19TH CENTURY CARVED STERNBOARD SECTION done in very deep relief 3. WE ARE ALWAYS BUYING NAUTICAL ANTIQUES. If you are interested in selling one piece or your entire collection we would appreciate hearing from you. depicting a serpent moving amongst 4. OUR SHOP. We do not operate an off street store with regular business hours. We rocks and foliage. Exceptional would, however, more than welcome a visit from you but please call and make quality work done from single, 3 1/2” thick, plank. 53” long x arrangements. We recommend this in order to avoid a wasted trip. 16” maximum height. Has attractive old paint that is 5. Buyers must be aware of the current ivory laws in their state. We cannot ship animal greenish black color. Excellent age patina and desirable ivory items to CA, NJ or NY. alligatored surface. Overall condition very nice. Likely one half of vessel’s stern decoration with other being mirror of this but facing other direction. A gutsy looking piece of ship carving. 3150.00 214. WHALING VESSEL INSURANCE POLICIES. Two separate policies taken by William Hathaway. One from “MERCANTILE MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY BOSTON” for “Sperm oil and bone on board the British Ship Isabella at and from Honolulu to New Bedford”. Dated Jan 1867. Second policy from “MUTUAL MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW BEDFORD” for oil on Barque Valparaiso, April 1856. Single, printed and folded, sheets prox 10” x 16”. Good condition. Interesting link between British vessels and American whaling trade. Both policies 95.00 Box 765 • 107 Ocean Avenue • Tel. 207-967-3218 215. “SCRIMSHAW AND SCRIMSHANDERS Whales and Whalemen” by Norm Flayderman. Regular edition. Second printing, April 1973. Over 30 years since published and still the best book on the subject. An absolute Kennebunkport, Maine 04046 must for every scrimshaw collector’s library. Long out-of-print. Near perfect condition. 325.00 Fax 207-967-2918 Specialists in Marine Antiquities Since 1972 216. “JOHN F. KENNEDY SCRIMSHAW COLLECTOR” by Clare Barnes, Jr. First edition. 129 pages. Illustrated in color and b&w. Blue cloth hard covers with color dust jacket. One of the earlier works dealing with the field of scrimshaw collecting. Uses JFK’s collection for illustrations. Long out-of-print. Down to the last few copies web site: www.johnrinaldinautical.com each of which are in near mint condition. 60.00 e-mail: [email protected] 41 modified with deskPDF Editor - Get the free PDF Editor trial download at docudesk.com Since publishing our last catalog we were fortunate to acquire two nice collections that were formed in the 1970’s-80’s. Several of the items in these collections were purchased from offer- ings within our earliest catalogs. One collection was formed by Wayne and Jean Roper of Milwaukee who I first met in the early 70’s while on a ferry ride back from Nantucket. Throughout the next couple decades they shared their passion for scrimshaw and marine antiques while continuously adding to their collection. The second grouping of items were col- lected by Alan Nolan of Indianapolis. I never actually met Alan but he often found items to purchase from my early catalogs. He would always call to discuss the things he had an inter- est in and I always found him to be a courteous and delightful gentleman. Throughout this catalog you will encounter several scrimshaw teeth, canes, pie crimpers, busks, rolling pins and seam rubbers. Experienced collectors will see this as an opportunity to choose from several nice examples within each category. We encourage new collectors to avoid the temptation of thinking that, because there are several examples in each category, these items might not be as scarce as they originally thought. Nothing could be further from the truth and a trip to any antique show or auction will bear that out. If you are serious in this field and plan to stick with it then consider this to be a golden opportunity to acquire items that were assembled over decades by other astute scrimshaw collectors. A word about future catalogs: Sometime down the road we will probably revamp our website in such a manner that we can offer new acquisitions as they come available. So unless we were to acquire a sizable collection this will likely be our last printed and mailed catalog. *1. LARGE AND VERY RUGGED WHALEBONE SEAM RUBBER. Clearly designed to be a functional working tool. Has a mushroom shaped top that is very comfortable when against the palm of the hand. Center sec- tion fashioned so that the index and middle fingers can hold it firmly while in use. 5” l. x 2”w. Each side of the top with deep cut initials “I” & “M”. Very nicely made with most all edges softly beveled. Condition fine. Great age color. Circa 1830-40. Roper Collection. 1095.00 *2. INLAID SCRIMSHAW CANE WITH KNOT HANDLE. Upper 8 1/2” octagonal shaped and made using 22 alternating pieces of whale ivory, baleen and tropical wood. Large whale ivory knob with carved crown/mon- key fist knot and four, diamond shaped, tortoise shell inlays.