A scrimshaw whale's tooth engraved 'Whaling In Tasmanian Waters.…
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A scrimshaw whale's tooth engraved 'Whaling In Tasmanian Waters. Tooth Taken From Large Bull Sperm Whale 'Alfred', 1825', 19.5 cm high

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