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Harpoon for Greener gun
W Fowler1860s
Australian National Maritime Museum
Sydney, Australia
A 19th century whaling harpoon stamped W. Fowler, fired from a Greener Gun, hence known as Greener Irons.
The harpoon has double barbs, also known as stop withers.
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Details
- Title: Harpoon for Greener gun
- Creator: W Fowler
- Date: 1860s
- Location: Scotland
- Type: Harpoon
- Significance: This harpoon is typical of the 1860s whaling period in the Southern Seas.
- See institution's online collections: http://www.anmm.gov.au/collections
- Medium: Metal
- Dimensions: 36 x 1266 x 140 mm, 4.7 kg
- Credit line: ANMM Collection
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