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Accession No TH.1318
Name/Title SPOON, WHALING
Brief Description Trypots were filled with whale blubber and a fire lit below to extract the oil. This iron whaling spoon was used to ladle the oil out, before it was cooled and stored in casks.
Classification Ladle/Food Processing T&E/Food T&E/T&E For Materials/Nomenclature
Primary Prod Place Unknown
Measurement Reading 76.7cm
18.4cm
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