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How to Distinguish Authentic Scrimshaw from Fakeshaw
by scrimcollector( 674)
How to Distinguish Authentic Whale Tooth Scrimshaw from Resin "Fakeshaw" (Part 1 of 3) The 1970s saw the implementation of the U.S. Federal Marine Mammals Protection Act of 1972 (MMPA ), and the U.S. Federal...
Tags: fakeshaw | whale tooth | scrimshaw | ivory | tusk
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Distinguishing Antique Scrimshaw from Fraudulent Ivory
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Distinguishing Authentic Antique Scrimshaw from Fraudulent Ivory (Part 3 of 3) Another type of fraudulent antique scrimshaw is actually a form of forgery. The 1975 Convention on International Trade in...
Tags: whale tooth | scrimshaw | fakeshaw | tusk | ivory
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Distinguish Authentic Scrimshaw from Shaped Bone
by scrimcollector( 674)
Distinguishing Authentic Scrimshaw from Precision Fakeshaw Tooth-Shaped Bone (Part 2 of 3) ARTEK Creations, aka Artek Gifts, ArTeK, or Artek, is a division of New Hampshire-based Riley Mountain Products. Artek...
Tags: fakeshaw | scrimshaw | whale tooth | tusk | ivory
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Estimating The Age of Whale Teeth From Dry-Out Cracks
by scrimcollector( 674)
Estimating the Age of Whale Teeth from Natural Dry-Out Cracks This guide outlines one basic method used to estimate the age of authentic whale teeth. Scrimshaw collectors are always interested in knowing...
Tags: Whale | Antique | Scrimshaw | Ivory | Tooth
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The Difference Between Fids and Bodkins
by scrimcollector( 674)
Bodkins are quite frequently mis-labeled as Fids on eBay. Here are definitive differences. Fids are usually 5-inches to 12-inches long, conical in shape from a sharp point to a 1-inch to 1.5-inch wide, rounded...
Tags: whalebone | ivory | fid | bodkin | scrimshaw
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Using a Scanner for High-Resolution Close-Up JPG images
by scrimcollector( 674)
- Using a Scanner for High-Resolution Close-Up JPG images of 3-D Items - I collect antique scrimshawed whale teeth, and needed an accurate, repeatable method to capture high-resolution, close-up JPG images. A...
Tags: Scanner | High Resolution | Close Up | JPG | 3 D
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