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BALL-PEEN HAMMER
- Material
- METAL-STEEL;
- Description
- Ball peen hammer has a long narrow handle with small hole in the hand and a modified hexagon head that appears to be two nuts on a large bolt welded to the handle. On one face of the hammer, the 2.5cm nut is slightly rounded on the end with a small round indentation in the center. The other face …
- Category
- TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR MATERIALS
- Sub-Category
- METALWORKING TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
- Description
- Ball peen hammer has a long narrow handle with small hole in the hand and a modified hexagon head that appears to be two nuts on a large bolt welded to the handle. On one face of the hammer, the 2.5cm nut is slightly rounded on the end with a small round indentation in the center. The other face of the hammer is a 1cm wide hexagon bolt. Threads of the bolt are visible on the hammer head.
- History Of Use
- Ball peen hammer was used in metalworking and blacksmithing purposes. This particular hammer is homemade consisting of a large nut and bolt welded to a metal rod.
- Material
- METAL-STEEL;
- Width
- 6.8
- Length
- 34
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Accession No.
- 1996.0057.0001
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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