{"product_id":"antique-19th-century-sailor-carved-scrimshaw-sweetheart-love-token-busk-home-to-hull","title":"Antique 19th Century Sailor Carved Scrimshaw Sweetheart Love Token Busk ‘Home To Hull’","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFREE UK \u0026amp; WORLDWIDE SHIPPING ON ALL ORDERS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Fab Antique 19th Century Sailor Carved Scrimshaw Sweetheart Busk. Engraved With Various Images Of Ships And A Harbour Scene, With The Wording ‘Home To Hull’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the Late 17th Century to the Late 19th Century stay busks were used as stiffeners for inserting in a woman’s corset or corsage and it continued to be the custom to carve and present stay busks as love tokens. Stay busks were popular with sailors as a scrimshaw item because, as they were shaped from the pan bone of a whale, they provided a flat even surface that could be easily engraved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition is good, commensurate with age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasures 13cm x 2cm x 0.3cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeighs 23.15 grams\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/source-vintage.co.uk\/policies\/shipping-policy\" title=\"Shipping\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan face=\".SF UI\"\u003eSHIPPING\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/source-vintage.co.uk\/policies\/refund-policy\" title=\"Returns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan face=\".SF UI\"\u003eRETURNS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Source Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40549493768228,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0259\/1729\/2580\/products\/image_a0c70ba8-f1a0-4632-b182-777f0f1d9b79.jpg?v=1671377218","url":"https:\/\/folkandfableantiques.com\/products\/antique-19th-century-sailor-carved-scrimshaw-sweetheart-love-token-busk-home-to-hull","provider":"Folk \u0026 Fable Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}