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1848

Abolitionist and Blacksmith​

New Bedford, Massachusetts

Although Lewis Temple never went to sea, “Temple’s toggle iron” revolutionized the whaling industry as the toggle pivoted on an axle by ninety degrees leaving the whale unable to break free. It is also acknowledged that a similar design long used by Eskimos may have influenced Temple’s design which was universally used until the 1950s.

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