Spade, Blubber

Object/Artifact

-

Maritime Museum of San Diego

Name/Title

Spade, Blubber

Entry/Object ID

1981.391.001

Description

-iron blubber spade with flat broad tool end and hollow handle from wrapped metal for placing pole inside -handle has two holes across top -stamp in tool end: "Peters" and "Cast Steel" (Ambrose and then Charles Peters owned a whaling shop in New Bedford, MA from 1902 to 1918 and 1918 to 1925, respectively) Old Number T-128

Collection

Tools Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Peters, Charles or Ambrose

Date made

1902 - 1925

Place

City

New Bedford, MA

State/Province

Massachusetts

Country

USA

Continent

North America

Ocean

East Coast of North America, Atlantic Ocean, World Ocean

Notes

Date: Early 20th century [?]

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Spade, Blubber

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Spade, Whaling

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Tool, Whale Blubber

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Fishing Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Fishing & Trapping T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Material

Iron