he quality of my artwork kept improving over the next few years. In 1975 I answered an advertisement for a seasonal shop in Provincetown, MA. It was at this point that my hobby matured into my business. I continued on with both careers, having my scrimshaw business monopolize much of my free time. The retail stores, craft shows, and the development of a wholesale business where the avenues of sale for my artwork. We began to do trade shows in 1976 to increase the wholesale business. During the same year, Spouting Whale Inc. was created. Spouting Whale is our ivory line of the business. As the wholesale business grew, I was required to hire more artist and jewelry assemblers to keep up with the growing demands. The period from 1974 - 1978 we employed six people on a part time basis.
Continuing growth, Spouting Whale began doing artwork on knife handles for various knife companies. In 1982 I realized the growth potential of my business and decided to devote full
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