Wooden Mallet

Object/Artifact

Lincoln County Historical Association

Name/Title

Wooden Mallet

Description

Wooden mallet with a short wooden inset hickory handle. Head is made of lignum vitae (an especially hard wood). Head is barrel shaped and has thin grooves around its girth.

Made/Created

Artist

American, unknown

Date made

1850

Time Period

Mid 19th Century

Place

Region

Northeast

Continent

North America

Notes

Made about 1860.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

None

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Length

23 cm

Diameter

9.5 cm

Dimension Notes

Diameter measures the head which is 15 cm long.

Material

Wood (hickory), Wood (lignum vitae)

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good