Hammer

Object/Artifact

East Tennessee Historical Society

Name/Title

Hammer

Entry/Object ID

2017.34.1.1

Description

Carpenter's claw hammer, two piece consisting of hand-forged head of simple design and inset tapered wood handle, head with hard-steel front set into wrought iron, two all-wood wedges at handle top spread wood into rectangular space at mid-head, all handmade/assumed by owner William Barlow Murphy, 12 3/4"h x 5 3/8"w x 1"d., date could range from 1840s-1870s/most likely post-Civil War* (one of three oldest items in Murphy collection). Handle duplicates that on hammer H-2. * per ETHS Collections Committee member/tool expert Buford Blanton, 10/10/17 Formerly I-2

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Murphy, William Barlow (assumed)

Dimensions

Height

12-3/4 in

Width

5-5/16 in

Depth

1 in

Dimension Notes

Frame Size: 17.25"h x 15.125"w Image Size: 13.25"h x 11"w sight line