Hammer
- Object Name:
- Hammer
- Object ID:
- 1963.049
- Date:
- circa 1854
- Description:
- Hammer, steel. Handle, oval cross-section below hammerhead; becomes larger, then flat and thinner. Tapers to thin and slightly narrower bottom edge that is reasonably sharp. Slight bend in handle at bottom end which may be from it being used at lever. Small integral hammerhead, square face, chamfered corners. Face about 0.58" square. Chamfers in corner taper back to smooth junction with rest of body near handle. Behind handle, top and bottom surfaces have straight taper to central point, slightly rounded. Back edge, slight curve to it. Edges of back portion, slightly chamfered. At center of hammerhead, number of small dents. Edge has been expanded slightly by head being struck by another device. Slight expansion not even on both sides. On left side of hammerhead, stamp: "1854" near center. Opposite side of hammerhead: "L. MOREY". "R" slightly damaged.
- Material:
- Metal
Steel - Dimensions:
- H-10.4 W-0.7 L-3.2 inches
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Isabell Morey Smith
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