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Heart Bodkin

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Martha's Vineyard Museum

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About this artifact

This decorative scrimshaw bodkin is a sewing tool. The point of the instrument is used for punching holes into leather, or drawing a cord through a loop. Carved from ivory, it has a heart-shaped top.

Date:
c. 1860
Dimensions:
Width: 1 3/8" Length: 5"

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