Hammer, Saddler's
- Object Name:
- Hammer, Saddler's
- Object ID:
- 1980.017.012
- Date:
- 1850-1870
- Description:
- Hammer. Steel and wood. Medium-brown, oval cross-section handle that tapers slightly to oval aperture in hammerhead. Hammerhead about 1" square. Back of it tapers to a slightly radius edge with flat surfaces on top and bottom of taper. From near center edges of square are beveled with wider bevel at face. Hammer face almost perfectly octagonal. Head stamped on right side: "SRM[G]". On opposite side, stamped "SRMG[ ]".
- Material:
- Metal
Wood
Steel - Dimensions:
- H-1 W-4.6 L-11.9 inches
- Provenance:
- From the estate of Charles Symonds, Loudon, NH, purchased at T.R. Langdell auction, June 28, 1980. The Symonds family included leatherworkers David H. Symonds (1804-1877) and his son George Symonds (1838-1930) of Concord, NH. The family also lived in Hopkinton, NH.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
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