FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 149 



IVOEY OF MAMMALS. 



Teeth of tlie sperm whale — Coutiuiied. 



24888. Timtli of sp(n'iii-wlial(". Sfriiusliawcd witli liguro f)f (Joiioral Wash- 

 iujfton and Aiuericaii eagle, (ieo. Y. Nickeryoii, New Bedford, 

 Mass. 



2483G. Balls turned fi-om teeth of siienii-whale. Joseph Shardlow, New 

 York. 



IVORY OF IIEPTILES. 



Teeth of alligator used for jewehy, whistles, cane-handles, buttons, 

 &c. 



26895. Jewelry luaiuifaetured from teeth of alligatov (J lU(/ator mississijjpi- 

 ensia). E. F. Gilbert, Jacksonville, Fla. 

 An extensive trade in alligator teeth has sprung up within the last ten 

 years. Ten establishments in Eastern Florida are engaged in their man- 

 ufacture into fancy articles. 



BONE OF IMAMMALS. 



Parts of splanchno-skeleton of ferce, used as charms. 



9476. "Os inirabilis" of walrus. Alaska. Gen. Geo. H. Thomas, U. S. A. 



Sperm-whale jaw-bone, used for harness-rings, martingales, &c. 



29374. Sperm-whale jaw-bone in crude state. 

 29232-.'). Parasol -handles made from sperm-whale's jaw. Harvey & Ford, 



Philadelphia. 

 24909. Chopping-knife. Made from jaw of sperm-whale. Prof. S. F. Baird. 

 25791. Sail-thimlde. Made from bone of whale. J. W. Foster, Beverly, 



Mass. 

 25793. Seam-rubber. Used by sail-makers to rub along seams. Made from 



jaw-bone of sperm-whale. Frank Westerberger, Beverly, Mass. 

 25650. Sail-maker's hand-fid. Made at sea from jaw-bone of sperm-whale. 



A. R. Crittenden, Middletown, Conn. 

 25655. SaAv-frame. Made at sea from bone of sperm-whale. J. H. Bartlett 



& Sons, New Bedlord, Mass. 

 25801. Pulley. Made from jaw-bone of sperm-whale. E. H. Cook, Prov- 



incetowii, Mass. 

 25649. Pulley-block. Made at sea from jaw-bone of sperm-whale. A. R. 



Crittenden, Middletown, Conn. 

 2.5713. Seine-needle. Made from jaw-bone of sperm-whale. N. H. Payne, 



^Vellllect, Mass. 



BON^E OF FISHES. 



Bone of sword-fish. 



25675. Sword. Made from sword of sword-fish (Xiphias gladius). 



5. Baleen. 

 WHALEBONE IN AN UNMANUFACTURED STATE. 



39235. Slab of whalebone. J. H. Bartlett & Sous, New Bedford, Mass. U. 

 S. Fish Commission. 

 7494. Whalebone. Anderson River Eskimos. Mackenzie's River distriob. 

 R. MacFarlaue. 



