Object number
79/56
Description
A claw type plough hammer used for undoing the nuts which secure the coulter and share, and for hammering the latter into place.
This is a claw type hammer with round face made entirely of iron. The end of the handle is flattened similar to a crow-bar. Plough hammers are used for undoing the nuts which secure the coulter and share, and for hammering the latter into place.
Physical description
1 hammer: wood, metal
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Hammer, plough // Description: Claw type hammer with round face made entirely of iron. The end of the handle is flattened similar to a crow-bar // Associated information: Plough hammers are used for undoing the nuts which secure the coulter and share, and for hammering the latter into place.'
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