Tools and equipment

Seam Rubber

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Type: Tools and equipment(Opens in new tab)
Date: n.d.
Accession number: 2016.25.147
Maker: Unknown, American(Opens in new tab) (American)
Dimensions: 5 1/2 × 2 1/8 × 1/2 in. (14 × 5.4 × 1.3 cm.)
Medium: whale bone
Description: Carved bone seam rubber.
Credit: The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gift of Jonathan and Karin Fielding
Department: American Art
Find out more: View in the Art Museum catalog(Opens in new tab)

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Seam rubbers were used by sailors to smooth and flatten the seams of heavy canvas sailcloth where two pieces were joined.

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