Small Cross Peen Hammer
Date1750-1825
OriginAmerica or England
MediumIron and steel
DimensionsLength: 2 15/16" Width:1 1/4" Thickness: 13/16"
Credit LineGift of Diane Schwarz
Object number2013-76
DescriptionSmall cross peen hammer of conventional form with chamfered corners and ovoid eye.Label TextA diminutive version of a cross-peen sledgehammer, this one-handed tool would have been used to deliver the same sort of deliberate blows, albeit with far less force on much smaller scaled work.
ProvenanceFrom the Diane and Kenneth Schwarz collection of early American blacksmithing tools.
1750-1850
1750-1850
1775-1825
1750-1850
ca. 1775 (movement); 1805-1815 (case)
1750-1850
1750-1850
1814-1825
1750-1850
ca. 1810
1805-1815
1765-1785