
A statue of Lewis Temple in New Bedford, Massachusetts
'Lewis Temple' was a slave born in
Richmond, Virginia who escaped and relocated to
New Bedford, Massachusetts where he invented a type of "
Toggling harpoon" (that is sometimes called "Temple's Toggle").
References
★ [http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/1
External links
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New Bedford Whaling Museum::Lewis Temple & Harpoons