No. 19 in a series of 25 cigarette cards from Ogdens Tobacco Company series on whaling production. Full colour depiction of a rnage of whaling tools on blue background; inclludes harpoon, lance, whaling spade, blubber fork and mincing knife. White border around card. Reverse has information relating to illustration on front.

Part of the collection purchased from Brendan Kurtze by the City of Portland. From the Kurtze Museum. Spades were used primarily for cutting up a whale. They were flat-bladed implements (except the gouge spade) with a chisel cutting edge and were mounted on wood poles by means of a socket at the aft end of the spade. The blades of later spades, after the 1850's, were usually made of cast steel, while the sockets and shanks were wrought iron. Cast steel held a cutting edge far better than the earlier wrought iron, and was necessary for repeated cutting. The sockets of spades were forge welded closed, without an open seam, for added strength. They were secured to the pole with a nail, screw or pinWhaling implement, iron, painted gloss black. Flat blade and handle sleeve on either end of shaft, no handle. Spades were used primarily for cutting up a whale. They were flat-bladed implements (except the gouge spade) with a chisel cutting edge and were mounted on wood poles by means of a socket at the aft end of the spade. The blades of later spades, after the 1850's, were usually made of cast steel, while the sockets and shanks were wrought iron. Cast steel held a cutting edge far better than the earlier wrought iron, and was necessary for repeated cutting. The sockets of spades were forge welded closed, without an open seam, for added strength. They were secured to the pole with a nail, screw or pinkurtze museum, whaling, tools, industry, maritime

City of Portland Collection|Kurtze MuseumThree pronged shape-shaped iron tool, painted with high gloss black paint.whaling, whaling tools, maritime industry

City of Portland Collection|Kurtze Museum|19/4/2000. Once a whale was killed and its blubber was cut up and hauled aboard the ship for processing, the chunks of flesh were moved around the slippery vessel with long-handled, two-tined blubber forks. These forks were used to pitch the pieces of minced blubber into the hot try-pots to boil it down into oil. The long handles prevented sore backs from too much bending over and protected the men from getting too close to the boiling oil. (taken from Smithsonian Museum)WhalingTwo pronged utensil, painted with glossy black paint. An attempt to repair handle, short stem of handle rivetted onto handle sleeve.whaling, whaling tools

Iron whaling cutting spade. Short handle, flat head with rounded edges.whaling, whaling tools, portland industry, maritime

Originated from a private museum at Bolwarra. It is unknown if the whaling tools are associated with Portland's whaling industry.Small piece of whale bone.

Originated from a private museum at Bolwarra. It is unknown if the whaling tools are associated with Portland's whaling industry.Whale's rib bone.

Originated from a private museum at Bolwarra. It is unknown if the whaling tools are associated with Portland's whaling industry.Iron whaling harpoon, arrow-shaped head. 'LONDON' stamped on one side, '?OORRAR' on reverse

Originated from a private museum at Bolwarra. It is unknown if the whaling tools are associated with Portland's whaling industry.not givenFront: Hand-written 'Hudson Beauvaise, whaling out of Portland Victoria 1859'

Originated from a private museum at Bolwarra. It is unknown if the whaling tools are associated with Portland's whaling industry.Iron whaling blubber fork. Two prongs one end, curved hook the other.

Originated from a private museum at Bolwarra. It is unknown if the whaling tools are associated with Portland's whaling industry.Whale's vertebra.

Originated from a private museum at Bolwarra. It is unknown if the whaling tools are associated with Portland's whaling industry.Whale's vertebra.

Originated from a private museum at Bolwarra. It is unknown if the whaling tools are associated with Portland's whaling industry.Whale's vertebra

Originated from a private museum at Bolwarra. It is unknown if the whaling tools are associated with Portland's whaling industry.Small piece of whale bone.

Originated from a private museum at Bolwarra. It is unknown if the whaling tools are associated with Portland's whaling industry.Small piece of whale bone.

Originated from a private museum at Bolwarra. It is unknown if the whaling tools are associated with Portland's whaling industry.Small piece of whale bone

Originated from a private museum at Bolwarra. It is unknown if the whaling tools are associated with Portland's whaling industry.Iron whaling harpoon. Arrow-shaped head, 'LONDON' stamped on wone side, '?OORKAR' (Orca?) on reverse

Originated from a private museum at Bolwarra. It is unknown if the whaling tools are associated with Portland's whaling industry.Whale's vertebra

Originated from a private museum at Bolwarra. It is unknown if the whaling tools are associated with Portland's whaling industry.Iron whaling cutting spade. Long handle, small spoon shaped head.

Originated from a private museum at Bolwarra. It is unknown if the whaling tools are associated with Portland's whaling industry.Whale's vertebra.

Bequeathed to Lou Florax from the estate of Nancy Leeson, who died in 2013. Nancy had a private museum at Bolwarra. It is unknown if the whaling tools are associated with Portland's whaling industry.Whale's vertebrawhaling, whale, natural history

Bequeathed to Lou Florax from the estate of Nancy Leeson, who died in 2013. Nancy had a private museum at Bolwarra. It is unknown if the whaling tools are associated with Portland's whaling industry.Small piece of whale bone

Part of collection purchased from Brendan Kurtze by the City of Portland. Whaling industryWhaling implement, iron, painted gloss black, 2 prongs, short section of handle riveted into handle sleeve. The blubber fork was used to transfer sliced pieces of blubber, called "bible leaves", into the try pots for rendering or boiling it into oil. Bible leaves were thrown into the trypots with a blubber fork or blubber pike and heated until the whale oil tried out from them, much like the grease coming from bacon as it cooks. Care had to be taken not to burn the oil, but to be certain that all oil was extracted from the bible leaves.kurtze museum, whaling, blubber fork, maritime

A whaling spade was used for slicing through a whale.Flat blade iron spade, unpainted, with long handle.whaling, whales, maritime history, industry, 1800s, 1900s

City of Portland Collection. Original use by Cheyenes Beach Whaling Co. Albany W.A. Garry Tonkin - Albany W.A. transferred ownership to Brendan Kurtze - Portland Vic. Who then donated object to the City of Portland. 1990's?Whale harpoon modern circa 1970's used in Albany W.A. Explosive head type. Distorted in use, steel, 4 hinged barbs and slotted swivel, tip can be screwed off to load explosives.Front: - Back: -

Part of the collection purchased from Brendan Kurtze by the City of Portland in 199..?Whaling implement, iron, painted gloss black, no handle, reconstructed handle sleeve.Front: - Back: -

Whaling implement, iron hook painted black gloss, short section of replicated handle painted white. Cast / forged

City of Portland Collection|Kurtze MuseumIron weapon or tool comprising triangular shaped wedge attached to end of shaft. Painted with glossy black paint.whaling, weapon, harpoon

Used by Cheyenes Beach Whaling Co. Albany W.A. Then into collection of Brendon Kurtze who donated it to City of Portland in the 1990sCylindrical steel pole with detachable head. Head features 4 hinged barbs and slots.