Hammer, Quarry
- Object Name:
- Hammer, Quarry
- Object ID:
- 1957.036.114
- Description:
- Quarry Hammer, steel and wood. Hand sledge. Medium-brown, oval cross-section, hardwood handle that extends through oval socket in hammerhead. Some nails driven into top of handle to keep it in head. Crack on one side of handle just below hammerhead. Hammerhead symmetrical, two-faced. Faces roughly round. Top, bottom and sides extend towards center with straight tapers. Edges chamfered, smoothly taper into body near center. Opposite face same configuration. Outside surfaces fairly smooth. Some small dents on one side of hammerhead near center. Stamped on bottom. Diagonal straight line of text one side of handle: "H HARVEY C[O]". Facing same way on other side of handle: "[A]GUSTA".
- Material:
- Metal
Wood
Steel - Dimensions:
- H-11.2 W-1.8 L-5.1 inches
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Adin M. Noyes and Carl O. Noyes
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