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Whaling harpoon
Whaling gun harpoon, double-barbed with 'stop-withers', inscribed: 'E M KELLIE 1884.' It belonged to the vessel 'The Earl of Mar and Kellie', an Arctic whaler built in 1856 at Alloa that formed part of the Dundee whale fleet (she was owned by W. B. Thompson, Dundee). Whaling was one of Dundee’s principal industries in the 19th century.
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Object Details
| ID: | TOA0012 |
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| Type: | Whaling harpoon |
| Display location: | Display - Polar Worlds Gallery |
| Vessels: | Earl of Mar and Kellie (1856) |
| Date made: | 1884 |
| Exhibition: | The Atlantic: Slavery, Trade, Empire; Trade and Commerce North-West Passage |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 1150 x 185 x 50 mm |