Object number
55/470
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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
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