Modified Claw hammer

Object/Artifact

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Yosemite Climbing Museum

Name/Title

Modified Claw hammer

Entry/Object ID

2025.2.25

Description

Salathe Modified Claw Hammer

Use

cleaning hammer to pull the head of a piton out

Context

Made by Salathe, dropped by either him or Ax Nelson in 1947 and found at the bottom of Lost Arrow Chimney

Collection

Yosemite Climbing Museum Permanent Collection

Category

Hammer

Acquisition

Accession

2025.2

Notes

Acquired approx 2010

Made/Created

Date made

1947

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Material/Technique

Steel

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Entire Hammer

Height

7/8 in

Width

4-1/8 in

Length

11 in

Location

Location

Display Case

Exhibit Case 03

Date

December 25, 2025

Web Links and URLs

Ken Vager talking about Salathe items in the the Yosemite Climbing Museum

Provenance

Notes

acquired approx. 2010

Create Date

December 24, 2025

Update Date

January 3, 2026