19th c. whale skeletal bone measuring sticks with scribed markers. One has baleen tips. 36″ L ea. Provenance for stick without baleen tips: Paul Madden, Nantucket.
19th c. Scrimshaw Measuring Sticks with Baleen Tips by Unknown Artist

19th c. whale skeletal bone measuring sticks with scribed markers. One has baleen tips. 36″ L ea. Provenance for stick without baleen tips: Paul Madden, Nantucket.