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86. A CHARMING AND RARE ONE OF A KIND WHALE IVORY AND WHALEBONE MODEL OF A BUILDING,
mid-19 th century, the interior main floor and attic space of pine wood; the body of the house is fashioned of 11 ivory and 1 bone
vertical panels with arched and flat-top multiple panel windows, 3 doors, and base trim; the roof is comprised of 12 ivory and 2
whalebone planks above 4 ivory rain gutters. Height 5 ½ in. Width 6 ⅞ in. Depth 3 ⅞ in.
87. LARGE WHALEMAN MADE PAN BONE AND WOOD OPEN DITTY BOX, circa 1850, a 5” x 37” piece of lower jaw
bone stemmed and attached to a circular pine bottom, with 5 ivory pegs (one exposed) and seamed at a straight line with 6 copper
rivets. Height 5 in. Diameter 10 in.
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