Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Book - Scrimshaw Book (whalebone ), Scrimshaw Book, Early 19th Century
... hmas eclair...-and-the-bellarine-peninsula scrimshaw whalebone medical hmas eclair Notes ...
A small notebook made of whalebone - (Notes by the surgeon, some indecipherable to be handled with extreme care). The notebook was the property of, and used by, Sidney Bernard, Surgeon, Royal Navy on board HMS "Eclair". Last used 9th October 1845Notes by Surgeon.scrimshaw, whalebone, medical, hmas eclair
![Top vies of note book shown in the open position. Frons and back covers are made of scrimshaw [whale bone].](/media/collectors/4f729f7e97f83e03086018d1/items/4f84d71e2162ef0ef8b87bf3/item-media/5072376a2162ef08688b404a/item-fit-380x285.jpg)