Tripot
Production date
Circa 1830s
Description
A large black cast iron whaling tripot on three legs.
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Object detail
Production date
Circa 1830s
Production place
Subject person
Classification
Credit line
This
tripot
was
used
at
either
Dicky
Barrett's
or
Richard
Brown's
New
Plymouth
whaling
station
in
the
1840s.
It
is
designed
to
take
whale
oil
which
was
melted
in
another
tripot
that
was
encased
in
a
brick
oven.
Accession number
A61.932
Collection type
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