During the industrial revolution the men of the sea went out to collect precious spermaceti. Meanwhile the wives of Nantucket were left behind with “He’s at Home”

These whale tooth scrimshaw mugs are each hand carved by Dexter. This current listing is a nod to an interesting piece of Nantucket whaling history.

More Scrimshaw teeth will be listed soon and will depict many different scenes.

Hand made by Dexter here at the Munktiki studio in Astoria, OR.