Scrimshaw Artist Marks and Signatures
I have been collecting scrimshaw artist marks and signatures over the years as a
way to help collectors asking me who may have done the work on their piece of art.
I have decided to share what I have compiled. This is by no means a complete list but
will continue to grow over time. Hope it helps.
Scrimshaw Artist Marks and Signatures
Compilation and descriptions © 2009–2019 by Jim Stevens
(Do not copy or repost. Linkbacks to this page are okay.)
All copywrites, trademarks, and logotypes used herein are for identification purposes
only and all rights are reserved by their respective owners.
The following images and information are from secondary and public sources.
They are images taken from actual pieces of art for identification purposes only.
If you have information on Unresolved Marks and Signatures, additional or better images,
or updates to add to this compilation, contact me by email at: stevens@scrimshawstudio.com
This list is in two parts:
Known Marks and Signatures
followed by
Unresolved Marks and Signatures
Known Marks and Signatures
David Adams
2099 Jefferson Ave. S.E., Apt. H-6
Port Orchard, WA 98366
Website: http:www.DavidAdamsOnline.com
E-mail: adamsonline@earthlink.net
Key Traits: Has signed with full last name with both open and closed loop in "A." Signs larger pieces with first and last name. Early work may only have letter "A."
Jim Adams
Bardstown, KY
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jim.adams.549
Key Traits: Signs with stylized letters “JA”.
Whitlam Adams
Barrow, AK
Key Traits: Signs with letters “WA” often followed by “Barrow AK” and the year.
Francesco Amatori
Italy
Key Traits: Usually signs full last name but often no maker mark on artist's mother of pearl work.
Gregorio Andre
Island of Corvo, Azores
1932-1990
Key Traits: Signed full last name.
PMS Artek
Concord, NH
Generic signature for Artek. Artek is a privately held corporation serving the museum and up-scale gift trade.
Sidney Winton founded Artek in the late 70's with his "Save the Whales" collection of hand-crafted scrimshaw reproductions. Many of the designs from that first "faux ivory" collection were so successful they are still in the Artek line. Artek products can be found in any number of museum shops, from the Museum of Fine Arts to the John F. Kennedy Library.
Rachel Badeau
Moosup Valley Designs
Warwick, RI
Website:http://www.mvdesigns.com
Key Traits: Usually signs with last name preceded by initials "RH" but also signs with copyright symbol, date, and first and last name.
Mary W. Bailey
3213 Jonesboro Dr
Nashville, Tn 37214
Website: http://members.aol.com/Mbscrim/scrim.htm
Email: Mbscrim@aol.com
Key Traits: Usually signs full last name, sometimes preceded by the initial “M,” or signs with initials "MWB".
Frank Barcelos, (1926-1993)
New Bedford
Key Traits:. Portuguese/Azorian illustrator and scrimshaw artist who moved to America. Did some work for President John F. Kennedy. Author of “A Showing of Scrimshaw,” a softcover book published in 1974 featuring his work. Did not always sign his work but when he did, he signed with a capital letter “F,” or his first name. Also, but rarely, signed with both first and last name. It is confirmed that he changed the style of the "F" in his first name at some point in his career.
John Barcelos
New Bedford
Key Traits: Son of Portuguese/Azorian illustrator and scrimshaw artist Frank Barcelonas. Frank had sons Frank Jr. & John. Barcelos is spelled differently even among the same family…. Sometimes one L and sometimes two.
Kristen Barndt
Pennsylvania
Website: http://kabstudio.com/
Email: on website
Key Traits: Sometimes signs full name but usually uses initials “KAB”.
Sue Bates (Deceased)
Hawaii
Gaetan Beauchamp
Beauchamp Knives
125 de la Riviere
Stoneham, QC, Canada GOA 4PO
Website: http://www.gbeauchamp.ca
Email: knives@gbeauchamp.ca
Key Traits: Usually signs with full last name.
Margaret Greenwood Blake
Park City Jewelry
1562 Cutter Ln.
Park City, UT 84098
Email: mgblakepc2001@yahoo.com
Key Traits: Often unsigned on front of piece.
Aaron Bork
Somers, Montana
Website: http://www.alaskaantlerworks.com
Email: alaskaantlerworks@gmail.com
Key Traits: Pieces have been signe AGB and AG Bork.
Rick Bowles
Virginia
Website: http://www.rbscrim.com/
Email: rbscrim@aol.com
Key Traits: Signs with initials “RB”.
Sandra Brady
9608 Monclova Rd
Monclova, OH 43542
Website: http://www.scrimshaw-by-sandra-brady.com/
Email: sandy@scrimshawbysandrabrady.com
Key Traits: Usually signs full last name but sometimes preceded by an “S.”
Ulf Brandt
Sweden
Key Traits: Usually signs full last name.
Edward Burdett (1805-1833)
Nantucket
Key Traits: Signed work with “by E. Burdett.”
John D. Burgeron (b. 2/10/1930, d. 6/29/2021)
New Bedford Massachusetts
Key Traits: Seldom signed work but did sometimes in unusual locations.
Rachael Calkins
Website: http://www.myscrimshaw.com/Home_Page.html
Email: scrimshaw@cox.net
Key Traits: Signs with partial name "Rach."
Juevenal Castro
Website: check at the Peter Museum in the Azores - https://www.petercafesport.com/en/museum/
Key Traits: Signs stylized signature and printed signature.
Terry Christian
Website: http://www.scrimgallery.com/
Email: scrimgallery@comcast.net
Key Traits: Usually signs larger pieces “T. Christian” and smaller pieces with initials “TC."
Jim Clay
Email: haruf@earthlink.net
Key Traits: Signs with full last name.
Marvin M. Cohen
Website: http://ancientivories.com/
Email: studio@ancientivories.com
Key Traits: Usually signs with double “M” enclosed with a “C,” but sometimes signs last name preceded with two “M’s,” but smaller pieces often signed with initials “MMC.”
Michael Cohen
472 Main St.
Marlborough, NH 03455
Website: http://home.ne.rr.com/michaelcohen/index.html
Email: schmutz@ne.rr.com
Key Traits: Signs full last name usually followed by two-digit year.
Charles W. Conner III
Artistic Indulgence Gallery
302 East Hennepin Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55414
Website: http://www.angelfire.com/art2/wildscrim3rd/
Email: wereiartm@aol.com
Key Traits: Usually signs first name as “CHAS.” followed by full last name but sometimes signs last name preceded by initial “C.”
Mike Cook
Art of Ishi
10927 Shilton Rd.
Portland, MI 48875
Website:
Email: macook@hughes.net
Key Traits: Signs with initials "MAC."
Barbara Cullen
Mystic Scrimshanders
14 Main St,
Wickford, RI 02852
Website: http://www.scrimshanders.com/pages/index.php?sid=2
Email: mysticscrimshaw1@juno.com
Key Traits: Signs full last name preceded by letter “B.”
Jessica Kagan Cushman
PO Box 299
Georgetown, CT 06829
Website: http://www.jessicacushman.com/
Email: service@cush.net
Key Traits: Signs initials below a crown.
Sue Daumiller
Northland, New Zealand
Key Traits: Signs with full name.
Mary Davidson
1112 N Shorewood Dr.
Granite Shoals, Texas 78654
Website: http://rocketknives.com/
Email: rob@rocketknives.com
Key Traits: Signs with the stylized initials “MD.”
Mark Decou
Decou Studio
Wildcat Creek Rd.
RR1, Box 59
Elmdale, KS 66850
Website: http://www.decoustudio.com/index.html
Email: mark@decoustudio.com
Key Traits: Signs with full last name preceded by “M.”
Jose Dias
Azore Islands
Azore islands scrimshander. A true artist, and his signed scrimwork was collected by many visitors to the Azores.
Roni Dietrich
Harrisburg, PA
Website: http://www.ronidietrich.moonfruit.com/#
Email: ronimd@aol.com
Elizabeth Dolbare
Box 502
Dubois, WY 82513
Website: http://www.scrimshaw-engraving.com/
Email: edolbare@hotmail.com
Key Traits: Often signs with “Scrimshaw by” and a symbol and two-digit year.
Deb Donnelly
139 Church St.
Batavia, Illinois 60510
Website: http://print2paint.tripod.com/scrimshaw.html
Email: Debili@aol.com
Key Traits: Usually signs first and last name followed by two-digit year.
Jim Downing
P.O. Box 4224
Springfield, MO 65808
Website: http://www.thegunengraver.com/shaw.htm
Email: handlebar@thegunengraver.com
Key Traits: Many pieces unsigned in front.
Peter Driscoll
1232 Wildewood Downs Circle
Columbia, SC 29223
Website: http://watermarkproducts.com/
Email: chipsmay@aol.com
Key Traits: Usually signs with a stylized “P” but also with full last name preceded by “P.”
Bob Engnath
Deceased
Website: http://www.engnath.com/
Key Traits: Signed with combined letters “B” and “E,” with the “E” being backwards.
Pino Failla, (aka Joseph Failla)
Newington, CT
Website: http://pinosnewenglandscrimshaw.com/index.html
Email: Michelle@pinosnewenglandscrimshaw.com
Key Traits: Signs with the name “Pino.”
Daniel Farrell
Sierra Vista. AZ 85712
Website: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dan-Farrell-Scrimshaw/187298264651685
Email:
Key Traits:Usually signs both first and last name.
Jessie Ghere Feather
Website: http://jessiegherefeather.com/
Email: gjfeather@cox.net
Key Traits: Usually signs scrimshaw with stylized initials “JGF.” Signs larger works with full name and a small feather.
RJA Ferrer
Patagonia Scrimshaw
Website: http://www.geocities.ws/patagoniascrimshaw/
Email: RJAFerrer@hotmail.com
Key Traits:
Shaun Ferris
Key Traits: Usually signs with stylized "SF".
Gary Fiedler
P.O. Box 53
Prairie Du Rocher, IL. 62277
Website: http://www.scrimshawartist.com/
Email: Gary@scrimshawartist.com
Key Traits: Usually signs “By G. Fiedler.”
Rick B. Fields
Deceased
Key Traits: Signed with initials “RBF.”
Doug Fine
Website: (Lahaina Scrimshaw) http://www.lahainascrimshawmaui.com/blogs/artists
Email: (contact via Lahaina Scrimshaw at: gilkon@hawaii.rr.com)
Key Traits: Signs with first and last name.
Jason Fine
Website: (Lahaina Scrimshaw) http://www.lahainascrimshawmaui.com/blogs/artists
Email: (contact via Lahaina Scrimshaw at: gilkon@hawaii.rr.com)
Key Traits: Signs with first and last initial.
Nicholas Finocchio
Website: http://www.etsy.com/shop/Mindrider
Email:
Key Traits: Signs with a stylized letter "N".
Jay Fisher
Website: http://www.jayfisher.com/
Email: jayfisher@jayfisher.com
Key Traits: First mark for 1979 to 1989, second mark from 1988 to the end of 2006, third mark is current mark used.
Dale Fisk
P.O. Box 252
Council, ID 83612
Website: http://dalefisk.com/
Email: dafisk@ctcweb.net
Key Traits: Signs full last name.
Adam Funmaker
Deceased
Key Traits: Often signs back of pendants with full name. Also signed with last name starting with stylized letter F.
Yoko Gaydo
Email: gggaydos@yahoo.com
Key Traits: Signs first and last name with a swirling flourish.
William Gilkerson
Deceased
RR2 Mahone Bay
Nova Scotia B0J 2E0
Canada
Website: http://www.williamgilkerson.com/
Email: info@williamgilkerson.com
Key Traits: Usually signs with letter “G” or letters “WG.”
Hamlin Gilmore
Maui, Hawaii
Key Traits: Signs with first name, all letters lower case.
Fatima Madruga Gomes
Azores Islands
Key Traits: Usually signs with first initial and last name.
Larry Gotkin
Tucson, AZ
Website: http://larrygotkin.com/scrimshaw.html
Email: larry@larrygotkin.com
Key Traits: Signs full last name but also signs initials “LG.”
Charles Hargraves
Canada
Key Traits: Signs with full last name preceded with letter “C.”
Gene Harvey
California
Key Traits: Signed with fully stylized complete name.
Warren Hargraves
Canada
Key Traits: Signs with symbol inside a circle followed by two-digit date.
Stan Hawkins
829 Springbrook Drive
Winona, MN 55987
Website: http://www.littlehawkdesigns.com
Key Traits: Signs with last name and date. Last name starts with lower case letter H.
Phil Hayde
Seattle, WA
Key Traits: Signs with stylized letter P and last name.
Benno Heune, dec. 1999
Website:
Email:
Key Traits: Signed with initials. Also well known metal engraver.
Crystal Herbert
Website: http://www.webdu.com/sch/other.html
Email: scrimshaw@netins.net
Key Traits: Usually signs just first name.
Bob Hergert
12 Greer Circle
Port Orford, OR 97465
Website: http://www.scrimshander.com/
Email: hergert@scrimshander.com
Key Traits: Usually signs full last name preceded with letter “B.”
Douglas M. Horn
Ohio
No longer working
Horn maker and scrimshaw artist
Key Traits: Signs with three initials.
Richard Hutchings
Louisville, KY
Website: http://www.scrimbyhutch.com/
Email: baron1@bellsouth.net
Key Traits: Signs with the stylized word “Hutch”.
A. Douglas Jacobs
Deceased
Key Traits: Signed with “A. Douglas Jacobs.”
Steve Jessup
PO Box 31
Arvada, Colorado 80001
Website: http://www.scrimshawspecialties.com
Email: scrimshawspecialties@comcast.net
Key Traits: Signs full last name.
Anouk Johanna
PO Box 2036
Santa Cruz,
CA 95063
Website: http://www.wearablebears.com/
Email: anppkl@msn.com
Key Traits: Signs with a stylized “AJ.”
Sharon Johnston
Website: http://realrock.us/pickgirl/
Email: Pickgirl@frontier.com
Key Traits: Signs with letters “SJ.”
Reg Kalkins
Anchorage, AK
Alaska Trading Company
Website: https://www.alaskatradingco.com/index.php?p=catalog&parent=117&pg=1
Key Traits: Usually signs with first and last name and two-digit year.
Scot Kimel
Farmington Road
Mocksville, NC 27028
Website: http://www.carolinacustomscrimshaw.com/
Email: scot@carolinacustomscrimshaw.com
Key Traits: Usually signs with letters “SK” but also last name preceded by “S.”
Peter Kinney
Lahaina Scrimshaw
845 Front St A,
Lahaina, HI 96761
Email:
Key Traits: Usually signs with full name
Brian Kiracofe
14 Bowens Wharf
Newport, RI 02840
800-635-5234
Website: https://www.scrimshanders.com/pages/about.php?sid=1
Email: on web page
Key Traits: Usually signs full name.
Gary Kiracofe
Lobby of the Chippewa Hotel
P.O. Box 1277
Mackinac Island, MI 49757
906.847.3792
Website: https://www.scrimshanders.com/pages/Stores/mackinac.html
Email: gary@scrimshanders.com
Key Traits: Usually signs full name.
Denise Kondrla
Deceased
Key Traits: Signed with a stylized "D" and "K" and the two-number year date.
Rod Lacey
Kamarunga, Australia
Email: randclacey@bigpond.com
Website: https://scrimshawaddiction.wordpress.com/
Key Traits: Signs with capital first and last name initials.
Susan Lajoie
Key Traits: Signs full last name preceded by initial "S."
Steve Lankard, Sr.
P.O. Box 671
Metlakatla, AK 99926
Website: http://www.northernlightsgifts.net/
Email: scrimshaw@northernlightsgifts.net
Key Traits: Ususally signs “S. Lankard Sr.” but also uses full first name instead of just initial.
Jon Laubin
Website:
Email: JLaubin@cs.com
Key Traits: Signs with with letter “J”followed byfull last name.
Linda Layden
Harrison, ME
Website: http://www.lindalayden.com/
Key Traits: Usually signs full last name preceded by letter “L” and sometimes “LL” on small pieces.
Chris Lehwalder
PO Box 715
Chewelah, WA 99109
360-316-1128
Website: http://chrislehwalder.com
Email: 2lehwalder@gmail.com
Key Traits: Signs with first name initial followed by last name.
Ron Luebke Jr. (Ron Jr.)
930 N Mesa Dr, Unit 2073
Mesa, AZ 85201-4333
Website: http://www.RLmagic.com/scrim/scrimhome.htm
Email: Ron@RLmagic.com
Key Traits: Usually signs with Ron Jr. but sometimes with a symbol that is a stylized combined “R” and “J.”
Nancy Lyon
349 B Main Street
Hyannis, MA 02601
Website: http://blackwhalegallery.com
Key Traits: Usually signs full first and last names.
Don MacDonald
PO Box 385
West Tisbury, MA 02575
Website: http://www.thevineyarder.com
Email: mvgifts@capecod.com
Key Traits: Signs with full last name.
Gene Martin
P.O. Box 396
Williams, OR 97544
Website: http://www.customknife.com/Scrimshaw.html
Email: bladesmith@customknife.com
Key Traits: Signs with initials “GM.”
Turning Bear Mason
680 Hidden Valley Drive
Whitefish, MT 59937
Website: http://www.turningbearfineart.com/
Email: turningbear@turningbearfineart.com
Key Traits: Usually signs full name but sometimes initials “TBM.”
James MacDonald (father and son - Jr. and lll)
Plymouth, MA & Middleborough, MA
Father and son are both scrimshanders and use similar signatures.
Key Traits: Father (Jr.) signs with initials “JM” or a fishhook "J". Son (lll) signs with a jagged-style "J".
or
- Father |
- Son
Margie Meyer (Willits)
She was one of the talented group of West Coast scrimshanders from ASI.
Key Traits: Usually signs first initial and last name but also uses first and last name initials,
Petria S. Mitchell
21 Elliot Street
Brattleboro, VT 05301
Key Traits: Usually signs full first and last name.
Robert Monfils
New Bedford, MA
Key Traits: Signs with first initial and last name.
Darrel Morris
Website: http://darrelmorris.fineartstudioonline.com
Email: darrel.morris@yahoo.com
Key Traits: Signs with first and last name. First letters of each name are larger and have more flourish than the rest. Used initials on earlier work in his career.
Mary Mueller
Alaska
Website: http://www.marymuellerscrimshaw.com/
Email: rwood@alaskalife.net
Key Traits: Signs with full last name.
Kelly Mulford (deceased)
Key Traits: Signed with full name and date.
Munuk
Inuit Scrimshaw Artist
Key Traits: Signed with last name.
Michelle (Mike) Ochonicky
31 High Trail
Eureka, Missouri 63025
Website: http://www.stonehollowstudio.com/
Email: info@stonehollowstudio.com
Key Traits: Signs full last name preceded by “M” and sometimes with initials “MO.”
Colin Paterson
Website: http://www.patersoncustomknives.com/
Email: cpaterson@q.com
Key Traits: Usually signs with full first and last name but also signs with only last name.
Andrew Perkins
Goshen, MA
Website: http://www.scrimshaw.com/
Email: aperkins@scrimshaw.com
Key Traits: Usually signs with a stylized “AP.”
Lynn Perkins
Key Traits: Usually signs with first initial and last name.
William Perry
Born in Oakland, CA lived in New Bedford, MA. Deceased.
Father was a New Bedford whaler. Mother was from Azores Islands.
Portuguese son of a whaler. Perry was also a tattoo artist.
Most of his pieces are signed, either with “Wm Perry,” “Perry,” or the initials “W and P.”
Images of ‘hidden’ initials of William Perry, typical of his signature.
Ray Peters
Website: (Lahaina Scrimshaw) http://www.lahainascrimshawmaui.com/blogs/artists
Email: (contact via Lahaina Scrimshaw at: gilkon@hawaii.rr.com)
Key Traits: Signs with first and last name.
Sergei Petup (Bachkovski)
Email: bachkov87@aol.com
Key Traits: Signs with full last name of “Petup.”
Katherine Plummer
PO Box 703
Wilton, CA 95693
Website: http://www.katherineplumer.com/index.html
Email: katherine@katherineplumer.com
Key Traits: Signs full last name preceded by letter “K.”
Mark Preston
20941 Lazy D. Farm Road
Estero, FL 33928
Website: http://www.shinintimespowderhorns.com/
Email: visionsofbirds@earthlink.net
Key Traits: Signs with the initials “MSP.”
Salman Rashidi
Massachusetts
Email: rashidifineart@yahoo.com
Key Traits: Usually signs with full last name.
Karen Reno
2808 Stagestop Rd.
Jefferson Co, 80456
Website: http://www.artistsoftherockies.com
Email: wareno@q.com
Key Traits: Signs full last name preceded by letter “K.”
Lori Ristinen
14256 County Highway 45
Menahga, MN 56464
Website: http://www.loriristinen.com/
Email: Lori@LoriRistinen.com
Key Traits: Signs with initials “LR.”
Heidi Robichaud
P.O. Box 1674
Haines, Alaska 99827
Website: http://www.gustavus.com/heidi/index.html
Email: scrimqueen@gmail.com
Key Traits: Signs full last name, sometimes preceded by letter “H.”
Ron Rodebeck
Mansfield, OH
Website: http://www.facebook.com/people/Ron-Rodeback/100000156193917
Email: ronrodeback@rocketmail.com
Key Traits: Usually signs with the initials “RR.”
Howard Rosenfeld
30 Web Street
Friday Harbor, WA 98250
Website: http://www.howardrosenfeld.com/index.html
Email: howie@howardrosenfeld.com
Key Traits: Usually signs full last name preceded by “Howie.”
Joanne Ryall
Artemis Wild Design
Website: http://www.artemiswilddesign.co.uk
Email: info@artemiswilddesign.co.uk
Key Traits: Signs with last name.
Sidney L. Ryan
1359 Road 931
Tupelo, Ms. 38804
Website: http://www.sidryan2.com/
Email: sid@dixie-net.com
Key Traits: Signs work with the name “Sid.”
Viveca Sahlin
Konstvaktarev. 9
SE-772 40 Grängesberg
Sweden
Website: http://www.scrimart.se/
Email: viveca@scrimart.se
Key Traits: Usually signs full first and last name but sometimes signs only first name.
Leroy Seagroves
Member of the Honorable Company of Horners
Email: leroy.seagroves@yahoo.com
Key Traits: Signs work “L. Seagroves or "LHS.”
Dennis Sims
Alaska Scrimshaw Connection
PO Box 3
Houston, Alaska, 99694
Website: http://www.scrimshop.com/artist_information.html
Email: akivoryman@yahoo.com
Key Traits: Signs work “D Simms.”
David Smith
24 Peaceful Way
Tiverton, R.I. 02878
Website: http://www.scrimsmith.com/
Email: dsmith@scrimsmith.com
Key Traits: Signs full last name.
Peggy Smith
680 Glades Road Shop #2
Gatlinburg, TN 37738
Website: http://www.thesmithsshop.com/index.html
Email: TheSmithsShop@comcast.net
Key Traits: Signs most work with initials “PDS” but also uses “Peggy D. Smith.”
Ron Soodalter
Chappaqua, New York
Email: Ron@RonSoodalter.com
Key Traits: Signs full last name and two-digit year preceeded byletter "R."
C. Solkpick
Homer, Alaska
Email:
Key Traits: Signs full last name and first name initial.
Kurt Sperry
Website: http://scrimshaw-globes.com/index.html
Email: kurt.sperry@gmail.com
Key Traits: Signs first and last name.
John Stahl
Baldwin,NY
Website: http://johnsphotogalleries.com
Email: imivory@msn.com
Key Traits: Usually signs with last name or stylized "JS" initials.
David Stanbrough
Pineville, OR
Website: http://www.grizzlymountainarts.com/
Email: grizzlymountainarts@yahoo.com
Key Traits: Usually signs with initials "DS."
JoAnna Westmorland Stanbrough
Pineville, OR
Website: http://www.grizzlymountainarts.com/
Email: grizzlymountainarts@yahoo.com
Key Traits:
Jim Stevens
3402 N. Reed St.
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
Website: https://scrimshawstudio.com
Email: stevens@scrimshawstudio.com
Key Traits: Signs with a stylized “ST” often worked into a very small area of an image or on the back of jewelry pieces.
Dan Stockwell
Dublin, New Hampshire
Website: http://www.fineartregistry.com/artist_portfolio.php?artist=356
Key Traits: Signs with initials “DS.”
Matt Stothart
1155 N. State St.
Room #600
Bellingham, WA 98225
Website: http://www.bellinghamscrimshaw.com/
Email: mstoth@pair.com
Key Traits: Signs with full last name preceded by letter “M.”
Stephen B. Strickland
Website: http://stevestricklandart.com
Email: sbs4art@stevestricklandart.com
Key Traits: Signs with stylized initials “SBS.”
Michael Strzalkowski
St. Maarten, Antiqua
Website: http://www.scrimbones.com/
Email: scrim@scrimbones.com
Key Traits: Signs with initials “MS.”
Twyla Taylor
Website: http://www.leverguns.com/scrimshaw/Default.htm
Email: twyla_taylor@cheerful.com
Key Traits: Signs with first name.
Mark Thogerson
875 Carlton St.
Muskegon, MI 49442
Website: http://www.scrimshaw.net/
Email: mark@scrimshaw.net
Key Traits: Usually signs with initials “MT” but also signs with full last name preceded by letter “T.”
Don Thomas (deceased)
Sudbury Massachusetts
Key Traits: Usually signed with a tiny dt combined but sometimes with name.
Howard Thomas
1614 St. Marys Ave.
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46808
Website: http:www.sailorsdream.com
Email: seasiren@sailorsdream.com
Key Traits: Usually signs with full last name preceded by letter “H.”
Keith W. Thrasher
Website: http://thrasherscrimshaw.com/
Email: thrasherknives@hotmail.com
Key Traits: Usually signs with initials “KWT” but sometimes with full last name.
George Tichbourne
Deceased
Canada
Website: http://www.tichbourneknives.com/art_knives.htm
Email: http://www.tichbourneknives.com/
Key Traits: Uses knife maker’s mark on blade of scrimshaw knives.
Hugh Toenjes
Custer, South Dakota
Email: hjt65@hotmail.com
Key Traits: Signs with initials “HJ” and the date. Earlier work was signed with just the initial "H" and the date.
Jane Tukarski
1141 Charing Cross Drive
Crofton, Maryland 21114
Website: http://www.janetukarski.com/
Email: scrimshawjt@aol.com
Key Traits: Signs with initials “JT.”
Lara Tukarski
3126 Friendly Grove Road NE
Olympia, WA 98506
Website: https://www.instagram.com/flyingcloudscrimshaw/?hl=en
Email: flyingcloudscrimshaw@gmail.com
Key Traits: Signs with initials “LT”with the L and T joined one above the other.
Tom Turk
Florence, OR
Key Traits: Signs with last name.
Stephan Turner
3720 Highland CT
Lafayette, CA 94549
Website: http://www.stepsart.net/index.html
Email: stepsart@sbcglobal.net
Key Traits: Signs with full first and last name.
George Vukson
Ice Age Arts
PO Box 874973
Wasilla, AK 99687-4973
Key Traits: Signs full last name.
David Warther II
P.O.Box 6
Dover , Ohio 44622-0006
Website: http://www.ivorybuyer.com/sales
Email: ivorybuyer@roadrunner.com
Key Traits: Finished and mounted ship carvings.
Jason R. Webb
Maumee. Ohio
Website: https://www.facebook.com/jason.webb.16100?hc_location=stream
Email: jasonwguitar@gmail.com
Key Traits: Signs with initials "JRW." and full name and date on back of pieces.
Ed Weber
PO Box 218558
Nashville, TN. 37221-8558
Website: http://www.customscrimshaw.com/
Email: edweber@customscrimshaw.com
Key Traits: Signs full last name preceded byletter "E" with stylized curved line from “E” to “R” in last name.
Robert Weiss
P.O. Box 58
Honomu, Hawaii 96728
Website: http://www.marinearts.com/index.htm
Email: scrimshawinfo@yahoo.com
Key Traits: Usually signs with full last name preceded by initial "R."
Howard Weyahok (1911-1976)
Howard Weyahok also known as Howard Rock's jewelry
He was an Inuit Alaskan Native American who settled in Seattle after WWII as a jewelry designer.
He used mostly antlers and walrus ivory.
Tina M. White
Bellingham, Washington
Website: http://www.scrimworks.com/index.html
Email: tina@scrimworks.com
Key Traits: Signs full last name preceded by either full first name or letter “T” and sometimes with what appears to be a stylized “TMWhite” symbol.
Gary Williams (Garbo)
Website: http://www.scrimbygarbo.com/
Email: garywilliam@windstream.net
Key Traits: Signs work as “Garbo.”
Steven Williams
Website:
Email:
Key Traits: Signs work with stylized "S" and "W".
Based in Hawaii. Williams did very fine work for Scrimshaw Gallery over the years.
Have not heard anything from or about him for over a decade.
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