Chiseling Hammer
name: label: associated user
content: Pirie, W.
label: associated user
content: Woods, C.
label: manufacturer
content: Thompson
label: maker
content: Thompson
notes: label: Description
content: This is a chiseling hammer which would have been used by a stone carver. The inscriptions on the tool suggest it was used by C. Woods, and it was manufactured by Thompson based in Barre, Vermont.
label: Description
content: It has a symmetrical, double-faced head with a sloping top and a flat bottom. Chamfers are flared to round faces, with a necked-in handle worn from thumb and finger pressure.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Vermont, Barre
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: Hand Tools
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: The Olde Country Store of Witmer, PA
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1979.1265.22
label: accession number
content: 1979.1265
label: catalog number
content: 1979.1265.22
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Hammer
label: Other Terms
content: Hammer; Stonecutter/Stone Dresser; Stoneworking; Striking & Prizing Tools; Hand Tools
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal, steel (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood, hickory (overall material)