You come across all sorts of things on maritime auction sites, but it's fair to say I have never seen anything quite like this before! Well I have, but not in a maritime auction ;) In case you're in any doubt, the
catalogue entry describes it as a "rare piece of nautical art, a scrimshaw hollow container with a lid in the form of a phallus.
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Cut for NSFW nautical art )
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But a hollow he's-at-home to hold keepsakes is quite a grand thing.
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I seem to recall at the salacious gossip tour I went on at Hampton court last year they mentioned such tokens were all the rage in polite society!
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Fixed it.
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