Am I really off the wall to be remembering that most/ much of traditional scrimshaw was done with whalebone? Especially the larger pieces? The whaling museum in New Bedford, Ma. might be a good site to answer this question.
Kathleen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "h-cost" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 5:37 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] re: effigy corset & whalebone > >Right. But whales have actual *bones* too - were these > >ever used for things? > Ah sorry missed your point. Dunno. I'd check the nautical collectors > & books for scrim, certainly. As for clothing, no idea. Never looked. > --cin > Cynthia Barnes > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
