The militancy of the church was manifest when watchful Papal gendarmes caught Giuseppe de Palois with the goods and the whalebone, announced him to the world as the first thief .
By day the women cooked, cleaned, sewed and ironed, using whalebone plaques as boards and running a heavy stone or glass smoother over the seams of garments.
Last week Manhattan's American Museum of Natural History placed on exhibition her remains, whalebone and alllargest skeleton of the species ever to pass under the scrutiny of .
Mystery photo A lot of people guessed this week's mystery photo — it's an umbrella swift. Swifts originated in the 19th century and were made of carved whalebone and ivory. One of those early models, if found today
Nov. 30, 2013 - Post-Bulletin