Hammer, smith's
©National Museums Scotland. Digitised and edited from a positive on film by the Trimontium Trust.
Name/Title
Hammer, smith'sEntry/Object ID
X.FRA 304Description
Smith's iron hammer from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium). "Cross paned hammer roughly octagonal at one end and furnished with a slip eye. It weighs 16½ oz.; one end seems to have been used for driving in nails, the metal being upset and abraded. The pane shows the steel welded upon it, although nothing of the kind is now visible on the face." - J. CurleUse
Smaller than the sledge hammer also found at the site.Context
Found at Trimontium on Pit XVICollection
National Museums ScotlandCategory
Tools
Acquisition
Accession
X.FRA 304Source (if not Accessioned)
National Museums of ScotlandMade/Created
Time Period
1st - 2nd centuryEthnography
Cultural Region
Continent
EuropeCulture/Tribe
Romano British