head forged with twin barbs and stop withers, curved cutting edges, integral iron shaft swollen at the head, open socket pierced for securing the (missing) wooden haft, good age patina, 89cm long over all, the barbs span 9.5cm.

For identical harpoons see ‘Whaling Harpoons . . . . in the Hull Museum . . . Part 2’, Arthur G. Credland, 2008, Pl. 18 ‘Wyatt M/S, c.1750-66’; and Pl. 22a fig 2 ‘An account of whaling instruments and tools from an Account of the Arctic regions Vol.2’, 1820, drawn by W. Scoresby Jnr.; together with photos of 4 others all dated between 1808 – 1848.