73 items found:
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Sailmaking fid
Vintage wooden rope splicing fid in plaited steel sheath, length 67 cm approx, fid).
An antique fid, lignum vitae, 19th century. End cut, and holed for lanyard at a later date, 29 cm long
Two whalebone bodkins
An antique carved whalebone bodkin, 19th century, 12.6 cm long
Sail maker's fid
An old antler fid, the natural shape with attractive patination, collected from an elderly fisherman working out of Moeraki, length 25 cm.
Vintage steel rope splicing fid in hand plaited sheath, length 40 cm approx, fid).
A timber sailmakers seam rubber, 19th century, engraved with the letters 'Ip', 13.5 cm
A whalebone fid (?), 20 cm length
A sailor's seam rubber, 19th century, an impressive 22 cm high, 10 cm wide
Three sailor's whalebone fids, 19th century, the largest 11 cm long
A wooden fid, 19th century. 42 cm
Three sailmaker's whalebone tools, 19th century, 15.5, 15.3 and 14.8 cm long
Whalebone Sailmaking tool with carved fist hand & multiple ring turnings, 19.5 cm
Wooden seam rubber with facetted handle
Fid (conical tool), 19th century, Albany WA. Used in the days of sailing ships to open up the strands of a rope before splicing. Collection Dr John Raven, Perth.
A sailor's seam rubber, carved wood, 19th century or earlier, 16 cm long
Group of ten assorted turned whalebone bodkins, 19th century, the largest 9 cm high
A sailor-made 14.5 inch hardwood fid. Provenance: The H.N.E Sheppard Estate Collection.
Whales tooth and lignum vitae sail makers seam rubber circa 19th century. Length 15 cm
Whalebone Fid with facetted handle, 17 cm
A blackwood fid, Tasmanian origin 19th century 33 cm long
Victorian sailors oak fid traditional tapering form with incised triple line decoration to the top (damage to lower end), 48 cm length
Sailmakers tool, carved whale bone tool with aged patina
An antique Australian blackwood fid with rope binding, 19th/20th century, 30.5 cm long
A wooden seam rubber, 19th century, 12 cm long
A whalebone fid on leather thong, 19th century, 22 cm
Five whalebone bodkins, 19th century, the tallest 9 cm high
A whalebone sailor's rope working fid, length 17 cm.
An impressive fid, turned timber, copper and brass, 19th century, 69 cm long
A sailor's seam rubber with remains of initials or inscription, blackwood, Tasmanian origin, 19th century, 13 cm long
Whalebone Fid with double ring handle, 23 cm
A whales tooth and lignum vitae seam rubber, 19th century, 15 cm long
A slender whalebone fid, 19th century, 24.5 cm long
A small whalebone fid (hole through top), 19th century, 21.5 cm long
A 19th century whalebone sail makers seam rubber with reeded groove decoration and faceted pommel. Length 13 cm
Large whalebone fid, 38.5 cm
A sailor-made 8 inch whalebone fid, simple tapered shape with multiple incised lines at top. Provenance: The H.N.E Sheppard Estate Collection.
A whalebone sailmaker's tool, 19th century, 13 cm long
Two large hardwood sailor's fids, 19th century, one of Lignum Vitae and the other of oak, also known as an Admiral's fid, the largest 40 cm
A large carved wooden Fid, late 19th / early 20th century, 43.5 cm long
A whalebone sailmakers serving mallet, 19th century, 16.5 cm long
An un-decorated antique whalebone fid, 19th century, 26.5 cm long
Whalebone Sailmakers Seam Rubber with facetted handle, 12 cm
A whalebone fid, 19th century. Length 25 cm
A whalebone fid, 19th century, 25 cm long
A whalebone seam rubber, 19th century, 12.5 cm long
A sailor's fid, carved whalebone in the form of a fist, 19th century, 14.5 cm long
A sailor-made 16 inch lignum vitae fid, of slender tapering shape, (41 cm). Provenance: The H.N.E Sheppard Estate Collection.
An antique whalebone fid, 19th century, with incised rings around the collar, 24.5 cm long
A whalebone bottle shaped seam rubber, 19th century, 14 cm long
Large whalebone fid, 44 cm
Whalebone bodkin, seal and 2 tatting tools, 19th century, longest 15 cm
An antique whalebone fid, 19th century, with incised rings around the collar, 31 cm long
An antique whalebone double-ended seam rubber, 19th century, with double rings around both ends, 31 cm long
Two carved bone splicing fids, larger, length 27.5 cm
A whalebone seam rubber, 19th century. 12.5 cm long
Rare 19th century carved whale bone seam rubber used on sailing ships to repairs masts
An antique whalebone bodkin with carved fist finial together with a whalebone and tortoiseshell pocket keepsafe box, 19th century the bodkin 9 cm long
Large whalebone Fid with ring handle, 42 cm, Permit number 1223/16
A whalebone fid, early to mid 19th century, 15 cm long
A sailor-made 9.5 inch whalebone fid, simple tapered shape with single incised line at top. Provenance: The H.N.E Sheppard Estate Collection.
A small whalebone mounted steel fid and a large leather cased steel fid, 19th/20th century, the largest 35 cm
A whalebone and inlaid seam rubber, 19th century, 12.5 cm long
A sailor-made 10 inch whalebone fid, simple tapered shape with pierced suspension hole at top. Provenance: The H.N.E Sheppard Estate Collection.
19th century whalebone fid 2 incised lines to the top, top 2 inches octagonal, 40 cm length
Three whalebone bodkins, second half 19th century, the largest 21.5 cm
Three whalebone fids, second half 19th century, the largest 24 cm
Three whalebone seam rubbers, second half 19th century, the largest 17.5 cm
Three whalebone and walrus ivory seam rubbers, second half 19th century, the largest 14.5 cm
Two large carved whalebone fids, second half 19th century, the largest 39 cm