Posted 3 years ago
Tonys
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Hi all
I have this odd looking type of hammer in my collection and I am wondering if anyone can identify what trade it would have been made for, what era it comes from and what it would have been used for ?!
If anyone can help, that would be great.
Thanks in advance.
Tony
Maybe tubing bender?
Hi
Yeah, we did think of that, but I think it predates the likes of copper tubing, no good for steel and not really needed for lead.
Thanks for your idea.
This looks like a kitchen utensil to me....I have something similar that is used to pulverize food items or to flatten meat into a thin “sheet” for certain recipes.
Hi
We had thought of this as well,. although a meat hammer normally has a jagged face.
Thanks for your idea.
I have one exactly the same. My best guess was that it's for metal working of some kind where it would be held inside or under the object while the outside of the metal was hammered. In other words, it's more like a tin workers stake rather than an actual hammer.
I have to say that that was my best guess.
Be nice to know for sure and how old it is.
Thanks
The jagged surface is for tenderizing. Flat surface is for flattening.
I have to say that was a thought, and the hole in the end of the handle to hook it up?
But a steel hammer that will go rusty to hammer meat!
I could be totally wrong about it being a meat mallet. A Google search didn’t turn up any exactly like yours but there were models made with wood, cast iron, stainless steel, stone, and steel...just about everything! Some were called Meat/cutlet pounders and they had smooth surfaces.
I hope you get a definitive answer - my answer is my “best guess” based on my “domestic/kitchen” experience. :^)
I did the same, Google search, came up with lots of different options, but no definitive answer
Thanks for your ideas and trying.
similar to a jewelry chasing hammer
Again, we wondered if it was to do with jewelry, but thought it might be too large to be a jewellers hammer.
No comment made about the steel faces on iron handle?