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published in New Bedford in 1847, giving an account of all Amer- 
ican whalers in service at that time. 
No. 9. — Shield on wall, containing slabs of whale-bone. 
Case 10 . — Curios from New Bedford whale ships; whale 
teeth; walrus heads and tusks; narwhal horns; saw-fish saws; 
sword-fish horns; porpoise, black-fish and shark jaws; skeleton of 
sea-snake; samples of different grades of whale and seal oil; 
whale and ship barnacles; wood from ship’s bottom; ship’s pitch- 
ers; and cast model of sperm whale. 
No. 11. — Ribs and vertebrae of whale. 
No. 12. — Lower jaws and ribs of sperm whale. 
No. 13. — Shield on wall, containing blubber spades, har- 
poons, and lances, flencing and blubber knives and knife steels. 
No. 14:. — Copper cooling kettle, funnel, oil barrel, dippers 
and strainers used in trying out and barreling oil; blocks, hook, 
and tackle used in taking in ‘'the blanket piece” on deck. 
No. 15. — Cooper’s tool-chest taken from the whale-ship 
“ Progress.” 
Case 16. — A collection of implements used in whaling: 
guns, harpoons, and bomb-lances of the various kinds, illustrating 
the progress of the whaling industry. 
No. 17. — Samples of the Cunningham line-carrying rockets. 
Case 18. — Arctic clothing worn by members of the Greely 
Relief Expedition, including reindeer and felt sleeping bags; 
polar bear skins and felt suits; harness used by men when draw- 
ing sledges. 
Case 19. — Articles collected from the South-Sea Islands, by 
sailors on whaling ships, including samples of tapa, or bark-cloth; 
suits made from grass; war suits and weapons; models of canoes 
and paddles; idol; heads carved from cocoa-nuts; and poi in dish. 
Case 20. — Articles collected by sailors on whaling ships; 
samples of grass-cloth and rugs; articles made from grass-cloth 
from Madagascar; lady’s work-box and two small chests made on 
board ship by sailors. 
Case 21. — A collection of samples of oil of various qualities 
used for lubricating clocks, chronometers and watches. 
In the ALCOVE 97, leading from the West Court, may 
be found nets, seines, and floats from Norway. A primitive 
stone anchor from Norway. Photographs of the Baltimore Fishing 
