Baleen
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A short dictionary entry on baleen (whalebone), the fibrous plates hanging from the upper jaw of the right whale. It describes their number and size and lists uses such as umbrella ribs, corset stiffening, brooms, brushes, flax heckles, and splints for plaiting. It also mentions pressed baleen articles (Kortright's 1841 English patent) and the German artificial substitute called wallosine.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1876
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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