Wooden Mallet

Object/Artifact

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Lincoln County Historical Association

Name/Title

Wooden Mallet

Description

Wooden mallet with a plain, square spruce head and with a hickory handle that goes entirely through the head and is wedged. Most often used to make trunnels (tree nails).

Made/Created

Artist

American, unknown

Date made

1790 - 1810

Time Period

late 18th-early 19th centuries

Place

Region

Northeast

Continent

North America

Notes

Made about 1800.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

None

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Length

31.5 cm

Dimension Notes

The spruce head measures 9.5 cm x 10.5 cm x 16 cm

Material

Wood (hickory), Wood (Spruce)

Condition

Overall Condition

Good