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Lewis Temple was an African American Blacksmith in Bedford, Mass. in 1848 and designed the harpoon I have pictured here called "Temple's Toggle". His idea increased the number of whales haversted by turning the head of harpoon perpendicular when pulled by ship or whale.

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Comment by John Broughton, Jr. on March 4, 2013 at 15:02

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