Talk:Sailor's valentine

I don't know anything about these "Sailor's Valentine" boxes, but the contention in the article that sailors couldn't have carved them during long voyages is frankly ridiculous in addition to being unattributed. I suppose the wiki editor who contributed that thinks scrimshaw is some sort of elabourate hoax? Sailors in pre-modern times had plenty of free time on their long voyages, working in shifts so that stations didn't go unmanned while everyone slept, and voyages were often characterised by long periods of relatively calm seas in between storms and choppy waters; also, sailors with their "sea legs" were accustomed to compensating for the pitch and roll of the deck while the ship was under sail. (Not logged in, not at home --Jackabug) 75.26.150.223 (talk) 13:49, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Response to Jackabug
In response to Jackabug's comments, I went through the page and tried to clarify the definition of a sailors' valentine. I would like to point out that Sailors' Valentines are not carved, but constructed. Scrimshaw art was often featured in the center of a sailor valentine's design, and I believe this is why the page refers the user to scrimshaw.

It has been concluded by John Fondas in his Book Sailors' Valentines, that the primary source for Sailors' Valentines was The Old Curiosity Shop, located in Barbados, and a popular place in the 1800s for sailors to purchase souvenirs. John's research tells of a sailors' valentine reconstruction, where the reconstructing artist found bits of a barbados newspaper inside.

Much thanks, Twainsgrrl (talk) 15:17, 10 May 2008 (UTC)Twainsgrrl

new web site for sailors valentines
www.sailorsvalentineart.com (7gran (talk) 14:57, 8 September 2012 (UTC))