Three Turned Whalebone Bodkins

Three Turned and Carved Whalebone or Ivory Bodkins, America, 19th century, the first with carved fist and ring-turnings highlighted in red and blue, the second Read more…

Ten Whalebone Objects, America, 19th century, including three turned bodkins, and seven small busks or "playing bones," lg. to 10 in. Estimate $20-200 The absence Read more…

Four Turned or Carved Whalebone or Ivory Bodkins, America, 19th century, of varied form, lg. to 3 7/8 in. Read more…

Thirteen Assorted Bone and Ivory Bodkins, 19th century, three whalebone, ten ivory, several turned and highlighted with red and black sealing wax, lg. 2 1/2-5 Read more…

Thirty-five Sailor-made Whalebone Sewing Items and Whimseys, 19th century, including seven knitting tools, eight bodkins, three needle cases, two thread winders, one pincushion, two thimbles, Read more…

Group of Whalebone and Whale's Tooth Items, 19th century, seven crochet hooks, nine bodkins, a carved hook, a grooming tool, a rectangular plaque initialed "CED," Read more…

Eight Sailor-made Whalebone Items, 19th century, including two jagging wheels, two clothespins, two, awls/bodkins, a small turned box with an image of Hope applied to Read more…

Four Adjustable Drilling Bows, England, 18th/19th century, with turned wood handles, brass mounts, and ratchets to adjust tension; together with four watchmaker's bows, three of Read more…

Sailor Made Whalebone, Ivory, and Inlaid Ebony Yarn Swift, 19th century, the swift with turned ivory yarn cup, whalebone axis spoke and shaft, expanding panbone Read more…

Twenty-three Assorted Carved Ivory and Bone Sewing Items, 19th century, many items made in China, a large ivory clamp a with velvet pincushion and band Read more…