Name/Title
Wooden Mallet A Carpenter's or Joiner's MalletEntry/Object ID
100078Tags
Albert BullScope and Content
( AI)This tool ties directly back to a very specific moment in Orange County/Goshen history. Here is a breakdown of what makes this piece so significant:
The Artifact: A Carpenter's or Joiner's Mallet
Design: This is a classic, heavy-headed wooden mallet, likely carved out of a dense hardwood like hickory, ash, or beech to prevent it from splitting when striking other tools.
The Markings: If you look at the top of the handle near the head, you can see hand-carved initials ("A. C. B."). Early American tradesmen almost always marked their tools to ensure they weren't mixed up or stolen on communal building sites.
The History: The Pageant & The Log Cabin
The typed note from Margery Bull Jackson provides a spectacular backstory. It reads:
"This wooden Mallet was found by Edward Gaynor of Goshen, who deals in antique tools. When he found the name of A. C. Bull upon it, he presented it to me. I felt it should go to the Bull Family. I believe it belonged to Albert Bull of Chester. He was one of the builders of the Log Cabin for the Pageant." value ?
