shredsandpatches:papir-royzn:“(Scrimshaw) Busks are long, flat slices out of whalebone ribs or other
shredsandpatches:papir-royzn:“(Scrimshaw) Busks are long, flat slices out of whalebone ribs or other whale parts that whaling crews decorated with carvings and then gave to their wives or sweethearts once they were back on land after a voyage. Busks were slipped into vertical pocket in ladies’ corsets to stiffen the garment.”- “Scrimshaw Whale Busk, 19th century,” Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Washington.@titleleaf this seems like your jam -- source link