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    Posted 4 years ago

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    Tonys
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    Hi all
    I have this odd looking type of hammer in my collection and I am wondering if anyone can identify what trade it would have been made for, what era it comes from and what it would have been used for ?!
    If anyone can help, that would be great.
    Thanks in advance.
    Tony

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    1. dav2no1 dav2no1, 4 years ago
      Maybe tubing bender?
    2. Tonys, 4 years ago
      Hi
      Yeah, we did think of that, but I think it predates the likes of copper tubing, no good for steel and not really needed for lead.
      Thanks for your idea.
    3. Watchsearcher Watchsearcher, 4 years ago
      This looks like a kitchen utensil to me....I have something similar that is used to pulverize food items or to flatten meat into a thin “sheet” for certain recipes.
    4. Tonys, 4 years ago
      Hi
      We had thought of this as well,. although a meat hammer normally has a jagged face.
      Thanks for your idea.
    5. Irishcollector. Irishcollector., 4 years ago
      I have one exactly the same. My best guess was that it's for metal working of some kind where it would be held inside or under the object while the outside of the metal was hammered. In other words, it's more like a tin workers stake rather than an actual hammer.
    6. Tonys, 4 years ago
      I have to say that that was my best guess.
      Be nice to know for sure and how old it is.
      Thanks
    7. Watchsearcher Watchsearcher, 4 years ago
      The jagged surface is for tenderizing. Flat surface is for flattening.
    8. Tonys, 4 years ago
      I have to say that was a thought, and the hole in the end of the handle to hook it up?
      But a steel hammer that will go rusty to hammer meat!
    9. Watchsearcher Watchsearcher, 4 years ago
      I could be totally wrong about it being a meat mallet. A Google search didn’t turn up any exactly like yours but there were models made with wood, cast iron, stainless steel, stone, and steel...just about everything! Some were called Meat/cutlet pounders and they had smooth surfaces.

      I hope you get a definitive answer - my answer is my “best guess” based on my “domestic/kitchen” experience. :^)
    10. Tonys, 4 years ago
      I did the same, Google search, came up with lots of different options, but no definitive answer
      Thanks for your ideas and trying.
    11. TallCakes TallCakes, 4 years ago
      similar to a jewelry chasing hammer
    12. Tonys, 4 years ago
      Again, we wondered if it was to do with jewelry, but thought it might be too large to be a jewellers hammer.
    13. Motoolz, 2 years ago
      No comment made about the steel faces on iron handle?

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