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Beauty is Pain
The corset has been a contested fashion piece since its inception. Some argue that corsets have been the cause of disease and broken bones. But corsets made from whalebone were […]
Purposeful Parts
Whalebone was used to make a variety of feminine products not simply corsets. Such items included: Fashion: skirt hoops, umbrella ribs Home: pie crimpers/ jagging wheels Soap: Food chopper: Thimble […]
Songs of the Seafarers
THE NANTUCKET GIRLS SONG I have made up my mind now to be a Sailors wife, To have a purse full of money and a very easy life, For a […]