Antique Collectables 19thc Pair Of Whalebone Sailors Carved Fids.
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A fine pair of 19thc whalebone sailors fids....the fids primary use is for holding open knots and holes in canvas on the sailing ships used in the 19thc and were also used to open and separate the strands of rope when splicing..... small fids such as these were also used for the bolt ropes.... these are the ropes that are sewn at the edges of the sail to reinforce them.....both fids are in very good condition with a mellow colour, that comes from years of use.
English - Yorkshire. C1860-80.
Additional Information
MS 7754 (AB-158917)
L: 4" (10.2 cm)Di: 0.5" (1.3 cm)
19th Century
Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Mark Seabrook Antiques was started in 1996, and his speciality is in 17thc / 18thc Antique Oak & Country Furniture, Antique Metalware, Antique Treen, Delftware, & Early English Pottery . Mark was a member of the BADA from 2006 until 2019, and he has exhibited at all the major English Antique...
