Q: What is the value of and how do we sell a piece of Confederate scrimshaw on whale's tooth? It has a scrimshaw picture of the Confederate warship "Alabama." Also, a rare ivory-walrus-tusk cribbage ...

Dr. Lothar R. Candels has never been able to wade through “Moby Dick,” but he has a longtime love affair with the art practiced by Herman Melville’s sailors. On many evenings, Candels retires to the ...

Q-How can I find out if the scrimshaw pieces I recently purchased are genuinely old? Are there any books that can help me determine the difference between the old and contemporary pieces, or is there ...

Scrimshaw is a traditional art developed by 18th-century sailors on whaling ships. To pass the time during journeys that could last years, sailors took to hand-carving intricate, flowering designs in ...