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Dist. between corners of mouth (belly): 2'-10"
Eye to corner of mouth = 2'-4"
" " blowhole (center) = 6'-8"
Length blowhole (straight) = 12"
" " " (curved) = 13"
Cent. of blsnk to tip of mandible (closed) over
the course of the side of head = 5'-8"
Tip of lower jaw to ext. of head - when in
center of head from line drawn up
from lower jaw = 1'-6"
Height back-up vertical center =
Flinbes tip to tip = 9'-6"
Ant- port breadth = 8'-0"
Depth notch = 12"
Eye to ear. = 11"
" opening = 2"
Ear " = 1"
Fin tip to head humerus = 3'-5"
" " " ant. wrist = 2'-10
" breadth greatest = 1"-8'
The measurement from tip to port. dist.
of fin is very unsatisfactory & can
seldom be accurately taken, there-
fore I have omitted it.