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2013-76, Hammer
Small Cross Peen Hammer
2013-76, Hammer

Small Cross Peen Hammer

Date1750-1825
OriginAmerica or England
MediumIron and steel
DimensionsLength: 2 15/16" Width:1 1/4" Thickness: 13/16"
Credit LineGift of Diane Schwarz
Object number2013-76
DescriptionSmall cross peen hammer of conventional form with chamfered corners and ovoid eye.Label TextA diminutive version of a cross-peen sledgehammer, this one-handed tool would have been used to deliver the same sort of deliberate blows, albeit with far less force on much smaller scaled work.ProvenanceFrom the Diane and Kenneth Schwarz collection of early American blacksmithing tools.