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Walrus bone seam presser.

Walrus bone carving (115 x 40 x 16 mm) with the letters `L B` on one side and `M. L.` on the other, found in a cave in Vaul by Donald Brown and given to Donald MacDonald, Heanish. Probably carved by a sailor.

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Seam presser made from walrus bone

Found in a cave at Vaul with the letters `LB` carved on one side and `ML` on the other. It was probably made by a sailor working on a whaling boat and would have been used to press the seams of the sails. We don`t know who LB and ML were.

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