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Hammer, Bush

Object Name:
Hammer, Bush
Object ID:
1981.030.01.004
Creator:
Manufacturer
Date:
1890-1900
Description:
Bush Hammer. Rectangular steel head; layered steel plates fastened together with nuts and bolts; "181" stamped on face. 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:
Wood
Metal
Steel
Dimensions:
H-3.25 L-8 D-2.6 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
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