#seam rubber

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Scrimshawed seam rubber with a Turk's head knot at the end, made of whalebone, 19th century

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Three sailor made treen items, English, mid 19th century,

comprising two mahogany sail makers seam rubbers each with clenched fist handle, and a sailor's tobacco box carved in the shape of a fish with pen-work decoration, the largest 15cm (6 in) long.

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Sailor's seam rubber with inlays, 19th century

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A scrimshawed seam rubber, carved "Bark Iris" on one face and "S-N" on the other, made by a sailor, 19th century

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Oak seam rubber made by sailor, mid 19th century

It was used to crease a fold in sail cloth prior to stitching.

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Seam rubber, made from whalebone and exotic wood from a Sailor. The auction listed it as a love token, perhaps the Sailor in question made it for the Sailmaker or perhaps the mistress was a tailor at home. 19th century

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A collection of 10 antique nautical ship's tools made by Sailors aboard Italian Immigration Ship Independencia, 19th century

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A scrimshawed seam rubber or sail maker's liner, whalebone, mid-19th century