Antique Sailor Made Scrimshawed Ruler and Presumed Busk Fragment good luck gift then glued back together

then glued back together

Color is fantastic

but think one could do some further delving into this

probably from an old barnyard set

Antique Sailor Made Scrimshawed Ruler and Presumed Busk Fragment good luck gift then glued back togetherI'll never resist a handmade ruler, all the more so a sailor whaler made one, this one measuring seven inches. I found it along with what I believe is a fragment from a busk a common form for scrimshawing, to bring home to wives and sweethearts for use in corsets. The decoration on this one is minimal, but very fine, perhaps meant for a name to be engraved inside of it. Earlier than later 19th century New England I believe, lovely things. Ruler