60/304

This is a heavy sledge hammer with a steel head, with one flat face and a straight pane, and a curved ash handle. The head is stamped with the name of the manufacturer, which may be 'Foster' although the text is unclear. The hammer belonged to Mr W. W. Field, a wheelwright in Winson, Gloucestershire. Mr Field retired circa 1960 and the business closed.

1 hammer: metal (steel), wood (ash)

MERL 'Handwritten catalogue' form – 'Hammer// (Crafts - wood - wains) // 60/304 // neg. 60/4763 // W.W. Field Esq. // [pencil sketch]', MERL Catalogue Form (temporary) – ‘Sheet // Specimen Location: // Collection: Field // Id. No. 60/304 // [...] Description: Condition: good // date: 9.5.77 // Completeness: [tick] // date: // Material(s): wood, iron // Dimensions: length total 45.0 cm // length head 14.0 cm // Marks Inscription Mark: FOSTER ? on head. Stamped [...] Notes (continued overleaf): A heavy hammer with a curved wooden handle, one flat face and a straight pane. // Cataloguing Cataloguer: JMB // of: MERL // date: 9.5.77‘

Metal, steel, Wood, ash

Moore, Allen & Innocent (Agent)