Title
claw hammer
DateCirca 1880
Mediumiron, wood
Dimensions11 3/4 × 4 7/8 in. (29.8 × 12.4 cm)
Object number1997.9.5
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionA hand-forged claw hammer with an expanded face and a manufactured hickory handle (probably replaced). The tag marked: "Charlie Beetle's planking hammer."ProvenanceUsed by Charlie Beetle in his boat building businessOn View
Not on view
Circa 1830
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