item details
NameHammer
ProductionUnknown; manufacturer(s); circa 1900
Classificationhammers
Materialswood, metal
DimensionsOverall: 92mm (width), 20mm (height), 272mm (length)
Registration NumberGH007129
Credit linePurchased 1997 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds
Overview
This hammer comes from a collection of silversmithing tools used in New Zealand in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Hammers like this were used in silversmithing for various tasks, including hollowing out, polishing, planishing and raising objects.