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A Lobsters Claw, when living weigh'd 23 lbs. 7 oz.

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

June 8, 1805

Primary Source Reference:

Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 6

Notes:

The largest lobsters ever caught weighed 44 pounds (1977, Nova Scotia) and 51.5 pounds (1926, Maine); if the measurement of the weight of this claw specimen is accurate, the Peale Museum's claw would have been a record-breaker.

Specimen Type:

Individual parts