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  • Object number
    54/139
  • Description
    This hammer was used by a saddler in Alton, Hampshire, for knocking punches and hammering in studs into leather work. One end is rounded in outline and flat, the other edge is chisel-shaped and presumably used for hammering in channels in the leather.
  • Physical description
    1 hammer: metal (iron); some repairs made
  • Archival history
    Object Research Project, Further Afield, October 2024 - 'All the tools in this collection were used by Mr G F Isham, a saddler in the small market town of Alton, who retired in 1953. '
  • Object name
    Hammer, saddlery
  • Material
    Metal, iron
  • Associated subject
    CRAFTS : leather-working
    Saddlery
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