624 . GEORGE S . HOMER ( 1838-1912 ) RARE LARGE BOTTLE OF SPERM , WHALE AND BLACKFISH OILS , New Bedford , circa 1850-1860 , the stoppered clear colorless glass two-part mold-blown bottle with seal intact . Printed paper label : “ Geo . S . Homer , Manufacturer of Sperm , Whale and Blackfish Oils , Spermaceti , Sperm Candles , and Sperm and Whale Oil Soaps . Office 23 Centre St . Factories , South , Prospect and Front Streets .” Height 12 ¼ in . 1,000 / 1,500
625 . WHALE IVORY AND WHALEBONE SWIFT , circa 1870 , round wood and ivory table clamp supporting a bone cage with a baleen shaft and an acorn finial . Height 17 ¼ in . 1,000 / 1,500
626 . FOUR ESKIMO INUIT CARVED WHALEBONE MASKS , 19 th Century , with baleen eyes , sinew loop for hanging , each inscribed verso : WTOIII . Length 4 in . to 5 ½ in .
400 / 600
627 . WHALEMAN SCRIMSHAWED ANTIQUE WHALEBONE , circa 1870 , stipple engraved with image of percussion harpoon gun and dart . 11 ⅞ in . x 1 ½ in . 300 / 500
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