Comments on: Giant Whale Makes 3000-Mile Trip Across the Country on a Trailer http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/10/14/giant-whale-makes-3000-mile-trip-across-the-country-on-a-trailer/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:45:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: John Warren http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/10/14/giant-whale-makes-3000-mile-trip-across-the-country-on-a-trailer/comment-page-1/#comment-1061583 John Warren Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:25:31 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5748#comment-1061583 Actually, what is considered the world's largest mounted fish, maybe the largest piece of taxidermy in the world - a 73-year-old, 32-foot, mounted whale shark caught off Fire Island in 1935 and believed to have weighed about 8 tons (16,000 pounds). It has been freshly restored was unveiled at the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum in Centerport, where it was damaged by water leakage that closed part of the museum in 1996. I wrote about it some time ago. http://www.newyorkhistoryblog.com/2008/08/taxidermy-history-in-new-york-state.html Great post. Actually, what is considered the world’s largest mounted fish, maybe the largest piece of taxidermy in the world – a 73-year-old, 32-foot, mounted whale shark caught off Fire Island in 1935 and believed to have weighed about 8 tons (16,000 pounds). It has been freshly restored was unveiled at the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum in Centerport, where it was damaged by water leakage that closed part of the museum in 1996.

I wrote about it some time ago.

http://www.newyorkhistoryblog......state.html

Great post.

]]> By: hwertz http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/10/14/giant-whale-makes-3000-mile-trip-across-the-country-on-a-trailer/comment-page-1/#comment-1061525 hwertz Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:21:47 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5748#comment-1061525 Or maybe they didn't think of this, and they ended up hauling this horrifically smelly whale cross-country 8-). Smell it before you even see it. Or maybe they didn’t think of this, and they ended up hauling this horrifically smelly whale cross-country 8-).
Smell it before you even see it.

]]> By: LightningRose http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/10/14/giant-whale-makes-3000-mile-trip-across-the-country-on-a-trailer/comment-page-1/#comment-1061501 LightningRose Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:52:11 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5748#comment-1061501 I agree with Stan, I've been near a couple of dead whales and I know how much they stink. I agree with Stan, I’ve been near a couple of dead whales and I know how much they stink.

]]> By: StanFlouride http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/10/14/giant-whale-makes-3000-mile-trip-across-the-country-on-a-trailer/comment-page-1/#comment-1061469 StanFlouride Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:01:21 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5748#comment-1061469 Despite what the text says* I highly doubt this was really a stuffed whale. Probably just a plaster and wood replica. A 32' whale would begin decomposing from the inside out long before it could get preserved to any degree, would cost a FORTUNE to preserve, and would stink to high heaven from the chemicals. *regular readers of MM know of the tendency to exaggerate in these old mags Despite what the text says* I highly doubt this was really a stuffed whale. Probably just a plaster and wood replica. A 32′ whale would begin decomposing from the inside out long before it could get preserved to any degree, would cost a FORTUNE to preserve, and would stink to high heaven from the chemicals.

*regular readers of MM know of the tendency to exaggerate in these old mags

]]> By: Casandro http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/10/14/giant-whale-makes-3000-mile-trip-across-the-country-on-a-trailer/comment-page-1/#comment-1061441 Casandro Tue, 14 Oct 2008 05:03:23 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5748#comment-1061441 Wow, they transported a living whale just to kill it and preserve it? Wow, they transported a living whale just to kill it and preserve it?

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