Whaling Pot by charpix

Photography • Historical • posted on Nov 10, 2011

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More rust at the Bodega Bay boardwalk for The Tides Restaurant. Hope you can read the sign because it is quite informative.

Comments (11)

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durleybeachbum

3:05PM | Thu, 10 November 2011

Fascinating!

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kbrog

3:21PM | Thu, 10 November 2011

Fantastic relic from the days of oil lamps and coal to heat your home. Great capture! :)

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Blush

5:21PM | Thu, 10 November 2011

Awesome capture Hugs Susan~ Never saw one before

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Lashia

10:13PM | Thu, 10 November 2011

Interesting read, crazy to think of how we've evolved as a society so rapidly from times like this. Great shot- thanks for sharing! :)

Selina Photography™

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DennisReed

1:24AM | Fri, 11 November 2011

Cool item & history!

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sharky_

3:28AM | Fri, 11 November 2011

Interesting oil holder. Aloha

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Feliciti

4:42AM | Fri, 11 November 2011

indeed interesting capture and details !!

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moochagoo

10:29AM | Fri, 11 November 2011

Very interesting history item.

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Chipka

12:25AM | Sat, 12 November 2011

This is quite fascinating! It's definitely a glimpse into another world, and it's rusty on top of that! I love relics like these and the rust patterns on it actually indicate that this thing once got hot. Antique irons (you know, the ones made of iron?) have the same sort of heat-induced oxidation patterns. It's a wee bit flaky and of distinctly non-Tootsie-Roll character. As I've said earlier, a particular sort of waxy chocolate product comes in this particular color, but alas, that nice flaky rust can't be imitated. Oh well... ...this is a great find and what an intriguing specimen of obsolete technology; I'm sure that whales the world over are grateful that this is no longer in use. I'm not in favor of whaling, myself, but I cannot deny the intrinsic interest this photo holds. I'd love to see more of these! This is a brilliant and informative shot.

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