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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bev aka thelmasstuff, post: 164493, member: 23&quot;]PLEASE DO NOT USE A HOT NEEDLE ON ANYTHING!&nbsp; I wish the person who started that would never have done so.&nbsp; You don&#039;t need to destroy an object to find the true nature.&nbsp; Good grief.&nbsp; Just don&#039;t do it.&nbsp; If you haven&#039;t handled enough of these type of things to be able to tell, find a reputable antique dealer in your area.&nbsp; The key word there is &quot;reputable.&quot;&nbsp; No dealer of any note will need to ruin something. </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve visited the Whaling Museum in Nantucket many times as well as the extensive scrimshaw collection at the Provincetown Museum and your piece just doesn&#039;t look up to par.</p><p><br /></p><p>I believe yours is a modern copy of this piece from the New Bedford Whaling Museum which is verified as done by William Roderick.&nbsp; As you can see, </p><p>the colors are different and yours doesn&#039;t have the detail that his does.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]45052[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]45053[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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