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Description: | Within the Bell Pettigrew Museum is displayed a collection of whaling equipment. There are bladed flensing tools, all those on display showing the mark of Robert Sorby – the firm of Sorby, first listed in 1828, played an important role in the development of the cutlery trade in Sheffield, but also made axes, scythes, flensing knives, etc. | Subjects: | WILLIAM CARMICHAEL ZOOLOGY THOMPSON Bell Pettigrew Museum whaling MCINTOSH D'ARCY WENTWORTH | Source: | University of St Andrews | Address: | KY16 9AJ | Contributor: | University of St Andrews | Identifier: | BP:C83 | Language: | en-GB | Relation: | MC:C48 |
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