Scutch Hammer.
Hammer has a wooden handle that has been wrapped in fabric and coated in a unknown substance to hold the wrapping in place. The head of the hammer is metal with a hammer head on one end and a scutch end on the the other. There is a makers mark on the side of the hammer that reads, "Shapleighs," along with a letter, "E" that has been added using divots.
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Inscription, Makers Mark
Location
Side of hammer.
Transcription
Shapleighs. E.
Language
English
Material/Technique
Stamped
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Scutch
Nomenclature Class
Masonry & Stoneworking T&E
Nomenclature Category
Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials
Dimensions
Height
10-3/8 in
Width
15/16 in
Length
7-11/16 in
Materials
Material
Fabric, Wood, Metal
Material Notes
Hammer has wooden handle with fabric wrap and metal head.
Colors
Color
Black, Tan, Off-White/Cream, Gray, Brown, Silver, Red
Color Notes
Wooden handle is tan with dark spots of wear and residue.
Fabric wrap is dark in color with tan around the fraying edges. There is residue of a coating on the wrap that is dark in color with a white and gray bloom to it.
The metal head is silver with with dark areas in concave areas of dark, brown, and red rust and dirt.
