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How to Distinguish Authentic Scrimshaw from Fakeshaw
by scrimcollector ( private )
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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How To Tell if your Ivory is Real or an imitation piece
by gratefultroy( 131)
Hi, I would like to let you know there is a very good way to find out if your ivory item (scrimshaw, whale tooth, tusk, etc) is made from a real piece of ivory. Imitation ivory can look very much like real...
Tags: ivory | scrimshaw | elephant tusk | whale tooth | ivory tusks
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Distinguishing Antique Scrimshaw from Fraudulent Ivory
by scrimcollector ( private )
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 ( private )
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....
Tags: fakeshaw | scrimshaw | whale tooth | tusk | ivory
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The Difference Between Fids and Bodkins
by scrimcollector ( private )
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,...
Tags: whalebone | ivory | fid | bodkin | scrimshaw
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Estimating The Age of Whale Teeth From Dry-Out Cracks
by scrimcollector ( private )
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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Nuguruk: Eskimo ivory?
by bluemando( 412)
Nuguruk: Ivory items with the signature "Nuguruk" are fairly common; carving sets, ashtrays, cheese slicers.... Are these genuine Eskimo scrimshaw? In reality, "Nuguruk" was not an eskimo...
Tags: antiques ethnographic | native american | eskimo | ivory
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Using a Scanner for High-Resolution Close-Up JPG images
by scrimcollector ( private )
- 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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COLLECTING SCRIMSHAW
by pcraedesigns( 236)
COLLECTING SCRIMSHAW The biggest problem facing the collector of Scrimshaw pieces is the the market is flooded with FAKES! I would caution the buyer to BEWARE! History: It was Norman Flayderman who...
Tags: SCRIMSHAW | fakeshaw | whale tooth | Antiques | COLLECTIBLES
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Antique Scrimshaw Whale Bone Rib Jaw Busk Whaling Scene
by frmichaud( 884)
Be Very carefull they are several sellers on Ebay who try to sell as Original from mid 1800's Antique Scrimshaw Whale Bone Rib Jaw Busk Whaling Scene THEY ARE FAKE made in plastic and manufactured at more...
Tags: scrimshaw | antique | whale bone | rib | whaling
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Advanced Scrimshaw Techniques (Jim Stevens, Softcover)

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A Mariner's Fancy (Nina Hellman, Softcover)

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Scrimshaw (Leslie Linsley, Softcover)

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How to Scrimshaw and Carve Ivory (Blackie Collins, Softcover)

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