This type of lance soon became obsolete, which led historians at the New Bedford Whaling Museum to surmise that the whale was harpooned “sometime between 1885 and 1895. ”
Seda tüüpi ahing kadus peagi tarvituselt, mistõttu New Bedfordi vaalamuuseumi ajaloolased oletavad, et vaala harpuuniti „aastatel 1885 – 1895 ”.