(1) Guessing - goldsmith's hammer ? Cased. English ? Early 19th century. (2) Horseman's hammer. Eastern European (Polish ?). (3) Auctionee's Gavel. Englis, 18th century(?) (4)As (2) - bit later perhaps,. (5)No real idea. Turkish brass ditto, perhaps. (6) Chipwork carving looks possibly Welsh. (7)Silver mounted claw hammer. Possibly belonging to a carpenter who had just won the pools ???? (8) Possibly a toffee hammer used in an early Victorian sweetshop, circa 1850. (9) Pair of sugar nips, used in kitchen to chop sugar loaf in to manageable bits. English, probably circa 1820-40.
All catalogued as Sugar or toffee implements ( although I'm doubtful about 7 which gives the impression of being a claw hammer) while odd one out, number 3 is catalogued as a silversmith's planishing hammer. Number 5. is a Taureg sugar hammer. 2. does look a bit like the farrier's axe but is too light-weight and pretty for that job, catalogued as an early French sugar hammer. 6. is just given as a wooden sugar hammer (though I doubt if it was up to doing the job.
(1) Guessing - goldsmith's hammer ? Cased. English ? Early 19th century.
ReplyDelete(2) Horseman's hammer. Eastern European (Polish ?).
(3) Auctionee's Gavel. Englis, 18th century(?)
(4)As (2) - bit later perhaps,.
(5)No real idea. Turkish brass ditto, perhaps.
(6) Chipwork carving looks possibly Welsh.
(7)Silver mounted claw hammer. Possibly belonging to a carpenter who had just won the pools ????
(8) Possibly a toffee hammer used in an early Victorian sweetshop, circa 1850.
(9) Pair of sugar nips, used in kitchen to chop sugar loaf in to manageable bits. English, probably circa 1820-40.
P.s. Odd one out is possibly number nine - two piece, and peaceful, as opposed to one piece and warlike ?
ReplyDeleteP.s. Odd one out is possibly number nine - two piece, and peaceful, as opposed to one piece and warlike ?
ReplyDeleteAll catalogued as Sugar or toffee implements ( although I'm doubtful about 7 which gives the impression of being a claw hammer) while odd one out, number 3 is catalogued as a silversmith's planishing hammer. Number 5. is a Taureg sugar hammer. 2. does look a bit like the farrier's axe but is too light-weight and pretty for that job, catalogued as an early French sugar hammer. 6. is just given as a wooden sugar hammer (though I doubt if it was up to doing the job.
ReplyDeleteThis is like an A-Level history paper before they axed the chief examiner and dumbed-down.
ReplyDeleteWhat is it with you Horners and instruments of harm?
We like to stay on the operative end of them Rog.
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