Hammer, Quarry
- Object Name:
- Hammer, Quarry
- Object ID:
- 1981.030.01.006
- Creator:
- Nutting & Hayden
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- 1888-1908
- Description:
- Quarry Hammer. Reticulated cylindrical steel head with tapered sides. "NUTTING & HAYDEN / CONCORD, N.H." stamped on bottom of head. Tapered hickory handle. One of 111 pieces in tool chest owned and used by Winfield Scott Mayo (1872-1934), master stone cutter for the Maine and New Hampshire Granite Corporation in Redstone (Conway), NH, 1909-1931.
- Material:
- Metal
Steel
Hickory - Dimensions:
- W-4.25 L-13.4 D-1.8 inches
- Provenance:
- Owned by Winfield Scott Mayo (1873-1933), North Conway, NH. Used in Redstone Quarry, Conway, NH. The donor, Thelma M. Kenison (1914-2009), was the daughter of Zelda Kenison (1894-1974), the daughter of Winfield Scott Mayo.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Thelma M. Kenison
- Subjects:
- Granite quarrying, Stone carving, Stone cutting, Stone quarrying, Stonecutting
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