English harpoons. Fig. 1. Old-style harpoon; now little used
Fig. 2. Hand harpoon in general use about 1857
Fig. 3. Hand-harpoon now in general use on Scotch whalers
Drawings by Capt. William Adams, Dundee, Scotland
Image ID: figb0196, NOAA's Historic Fisheries Collection Credit: NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
