PugJesus@piefed.socialM to HistoryArtifacts@piefed.socialEnglish · 11 days agoWhaling suit, Greenland, early 19th century ADmedia.piefed.socialimagemessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up1126arrow-down13
arrow-up1123arrow-down1imageWhaling suit, Greenland, early 19th century ADmedia.piefed.socialPugJesus@piefed.socialM to HistoryArtifacts@piefed.socialEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square32fedilink
minus-squaredejected_warp_core@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·edit-210 days agoI wonder what the waterproofing is? Given the time period, I’m assuming oiled canvas? Edit: come to think of it, whale oil would be terribly convenient for this.
minus-squaresad_detective_man@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·10 days agoHaving no knowledge of the subject I would also bet that the suit itself is made out of whale which are rumored to be waterproof
minus-squareNastybutler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down2·10 days agoYou’d have to be brave or stupid to coat yourself in whale oil and wander out into polar bear hunting grounds.
I wonder what the waterproofing is? Given the time period, I’m assuming oiled canvas?
Edit: come to think of it, whale oil would be terribly convenient for this.
Having no knowledge of the subject I would also bet that the suit itself is made out of whale which are rumored to be waterproof
You won’t believe this but…
You’d have to be brave or stupid to coat yourself in whale oil and wander out into polar bear hunting grounds.