Inventory | Ethnography | Martello
- Common name
- Hammer
- Material
- iron, wood
Description
The hammer was used in shoemaking to apply irons under the soles of shoes during repair operations. It consists of a metal solid with a flat, round tip at one end and a flat tip at the opposite end, while a central eye allows a cylindrically shaped wooden handle to be inserted. It was wielded to repeatedly tap the irons under the soles of shoes.
Use
- Areas of use
- craft activities
- Specific use
- shoemaking
- Craft
- shoemaker
Preserved specimen
Hammer consisting of a solid made from a flat, round tip at one end, a flat tip at the opposite end, and a central eye into which is inserted a cylindrically shaped wooden handle
Cataloging
- SIRBeC
- 7s020-00508
