Smithsonian Report, 1959—Idyll PLATE 1 
1. Ambergris in the raw does not look very romantic, but it is used in the finest perfumes as 
a fixative. 
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2. Most of the amberegris of commerce comes from the whaling industry, through the use 
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of harpoon guns, like the one shown above. 
