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  • Object number
    55/470
  • Creator
    R. H. Shaw (Maker)
  • Description
    Saw setting hammer with a symmetrical tapering head. Used by professional saw sharpeners. Made in Earley, Reading, c.1904, used up until 1953.
    Saw setting hammers have a symmetrical tapering head, and were mainly used by professional saw sharpeners. The teeth of the saw were hit with the hammer to be bent into place. This hammer was made by the donor in Earley, Reading, c.1904, and was used by him up until 1953.
  • Physical description
    1 saw hammer: wood; metal
  • Production place
    Earley
  • Production date
    1904 - 1904
  • Object name
    Hammer, saw setting
  • Material
    Wood, Metal
  • Associated subject
    CRAFTS : metal-working
    CRAFTS : wood-working
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