Posted 8 years ago
ChurlyB
(4 items)
Hello everybody. This is my first time posting here and love the site.
This is a hammer / mallet I recently purchased and will be restoring and using as a plane adjusting mallet.
It is obviously some kind of specialized purpose hammer but I have no idea what.
Solid brass head with some sort of nylon / rawhide / very hard plastic cap. The areas of the cap that have worn away show fabric like fibers poking out.
The handle is very skinny.
The makers mark is an ace of diamonds with "ACE" printed under it. This had made it difficult to find any information on the hammer or the company without ending at Ace Hardware. This might be the maker, but I can't find any old ACE logos that look anything like that.
Any help or ideas would be amazing.
I believe the one end is rubber. The rubber does deteriorate in that manner with much use and age.
I've never seen that maker though. Most rubber hammers have the rubber on both sides, I don't believe this one ever did.
Love this.
It's a soft hammer. They typically have brass one end and either a rubber or leather end the other.
Wow, quick response!
The handle being so skinny would steer me away from heavier duty work, and for sure Both the brass and soft ends made to not marr your work.
If I could ID that makers mark i'm sure one could track down it's exact purpose from there.
Used to install hardwood flooring, rubber to get the piece in place and the metal end to hit the handheld nailing machine, I have not seen a brass one. Nice
Size does matter, if this is small I'm all wet on this one, thanks
I'm going with tire changing hammer on this one.
I think thats a bingo! Is that how you say it? AzTom, I think thats along the right lines. The Ken Tools T33 tire hammer looks incredibly similar except all other tire hammers I have found are steel, not brass. Anybody know anything about the brand?
Love the Ace of Diamonds cast into yon hammer
I was thinking flooring hammer myself
Sorry can not ID 100%
Cheers
b
I don't think its a flooring hammer. It wouldn't make sense to hammer nails with a brass peen. I used to lay floors and it was always just a rubber mallet and a 20 oz framing hammer. Good old Estwing.