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Whaler's Carved Bailer Handle
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Whalemen used long-handled bailers to remove hot whale oil from large try-pots into cooling tanks, and from those tanks into storage barrels. They had long handles to prevent the handler from being splashed or burned with molten oil.
National Museum of American History’s own descriptionCredit lineWhaler's Carved Bailer Handle. 1828. National Museum of American History, Gift of Jonathan Bourne. CC0.
