"Moby Dick Scrimshaw Kit"

plastic scrimshaw kit

SCRIMSHAW & ALLIED ARTS
Milton Bradley Co.
circa 1973
paper; plastic; plaster
overall: 13 3/4 x 9 3/4 x 2 5/8 in.

“Moby Dick Scrimshaw Kit” by Crafts by Whiting, a Milton Bradley Company, sold circa 1973. Color printed box (.a) titled “Moby Dick / Scrimshaw / the American Whaler’s folk art originated by sailors etching scenes on whale’s teeth and bone”. Photograph demonstrates the making process and the finished craft. Box includes instructions (.b), 3-piece molded styrene “whale’s tooth” (.c), bag of plaster powder (.d), PEQUOD ship design on transfer paper (.e), 5 pieces of sandpaper (.f), etching tool (.g), paintbrush (.h), small bottle of adhesive (.i), black stain (.j), brown stain (.k), and wax (.l). Kit fully intact and unused. Overall excellent condition. Box dimensions: 13 3/4 x 9 3/4 x 2 5/8 in.

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