[SEL] Ebony and Ivory engines/Whalehunting

[John Hammink]

Hi Chuck,
     When you like carvings, I have an egg with carvings of whale hunting
in the 17th century at Spitzbergen. You see images of the four wind
directions, it's made around 1880 in the UK.
http://www.oldengine.org/members/hammink/whalehunting.jpg

John Hammink
Anna Paulowna, Netherlands.
jg.hammink at quicknet.nl
www.oldengine.org/members/hammink/web




> 
>  Watching a debate last PM over using elephant ivory  parts for restoring
> antique
> musical instruments lead me to Mr Warther
> http://www.craftsmanshipmuseum.com/Warther.htm
> 
> Some is ivory and some is ebony
> No lathe , and those wheels are true , a little cracked now , but round .
> http://www.craftsmanshipmuseum.com/images/Warther2a.jpg
> 
> 
> 
> Chuck Balyeat
> So Tx