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trypot, whaling
Whaling trypot. Used for rendering down blubber for oil. Would have been built into a whaling vessel. Cast iron, flattened on two sides. Inscribed 'Johnson & Son Wapping Dock London'. Found serving as cattle trough near Faversham.
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Object Details
| ID: | TOA0006 |
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| Type: | trypot, whaling |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Johnson & Son |
| Date made: | circa 1805-17 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 720 mm x 1600 mm x 1600 mm x 442 kg |