Wordless Wednesday
Wednesday July 1, 2009
Although this is obviously some type of hammer - the question is what was it used for? This is another antique piece that has a very specific use and the items seen around the tool are not part of it and in fact are in the glass case below. The tool handle is approximately 30" long
Looks like a railroad spike hammer
my answer to the quiz is the hammer is a roofers hammer. one end is magnatized to hold nails
I have a small hammer just like this. Mine is a cobblers hammer to attach the leather sole to the shoe. The ‘Split’ in the front of the head, is to hold the small nails so that they can be ‘tapped’ in without having to hold them with your fingers. the nail comes out and you finish hammering it in. No mashed fingers!
tho I have no idea what this size is for, it would work the same way.
I can imagine one digging for gold in small
crevices with this tool. Thanks.
I thought a railroad spike hammer, too.
I believe it is a shoe repair hammer.
I think it is a Railroad Spike Hammer, the split end would hold the spike in place, while another person would hammer it in.
My guess is a tack hammer for doing upholstery repair.
I BELIEVE THIS HAMMER IS AS A TACK HAMMER TO APPOSTER FURNITURE. MAYBE IT IS A SHOE COBBLERS HAMMER , BUT I THINK IT IS A FURNITURE APPOSTER HAMMER.
The head of the hammer shown matches my magnetized tack hammer. This can be used for setting tacks and small nails. I used this for furniture covering and picture framing. However, the long handle suggests one devised
another use for this hammer which required
the longer reach.
It was used on the railroads for driving spikes.
Donna lithgow i think is right. It looks like
a railroad tye spike driving hamrer. the point is to line up or move the tye to get spike in right place.
It’s late where I am and I’m hungry, so I’m going to say it is used for breaking down blocks or slabs of chocolate.
It’s late where I am, and I’m hungry, so I’m going to say it’s for breaking down slabs or blocks of chocolate.
It’s a rock hammer. used for making little ones out of big ones
I like Franceca’s idea but my initial thought was also railroad spikes. don’t know though it seems a bit puny…
for shoeing horses
It’s a railroad spike hammer.
jjmays is right – it is a hammer for shoeing horses.
for railroad spikes..Utah would be proud
My dad had one of these and we used it a lot! IT’S A TACK HAMMER, and it has a magnetic head so as to put the tack on the head of the hammer and more easily get it started into the wood.