Despite ongoing controversy, whaling remains one of Australia's oldest industries, spanning 150 years. Brought to the south-west of Western Australia by British settlers in the early 1800's, ambitious seafarers would set out from the small coastal station of Albany, risking the elements to obtain the highly prized commodities that the whales would yield. The Sperm Whale, being the largest toothed whale in the world, was among those magestic mammals that were sought for their rich bounty of oil, ambergris and ivory.

Now protected world-wide, the Sperm Whale numbers have significantly increased since Australia's whaling industry came to a close in the late 1970's.

Albany & Ivory have put together a collection of Sperm Whale Teeth originating from the Cheynes Beach Whaling Station operations of the 50's and 60's. Beautifully prepared and polished, the collection is now made available to the Australian public as individual, rare and unique momentos of Australian history.