Object number
98/49/1
Collection
Description
A claw hammer, part of a collection of woodworking and stoneworking tools given to the Museum by Mr Stamp.
A claw hammer with a straight wooden handle. It is part of a collection of woodworking and stoneworking tools given to the Museum by Mr Stamp.
Physical description
1 hammer: wood; metal; good condition
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Museum of English Rural Life) – 'Description: (1) CLAW HAMMER – with straight wooden handle. Length: 41.5 cm. Width of head: 13.0 cm // (2) METAL WORKING HAMMER – with ball pane and straight wooden handle. Stamped: EAKS 1/2II AM 194 Length: 32.0 cm Width of head: 8.0 cm // (3) WAREHOUSE HAMMER – it has a round face (heavily used) and an axe head at the back. It has a shaped wooden handle. Length: 31.0 cms. Width of head: 12.0 cm // (4) ?BUILDER’S HAMMER: It has a round face and a long spike at the back. The shaped wooden handle is painted red at the end. Length: 27.0 cm. Width of head: 17.5 cm // Dimensions: … // Associated information: See 98/44 // References: See Salaman Hammers p218 // Dictionary of Tools: RHC 5850’
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