Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Hammer, Riveting |
Collection |
Oil Museum of Canada Collection |
Accession number |
OMC 1960.109 |
Catalog Number |
OMC 1960.109.001 |
Other Name |
Nail Hammer, Hand Hammer |
Date |
pre-1900s |
Description |
Double-headed iron hammer with a wooden handle. One head is cylindrical with a flat face and the other is a tapered cylinder with a flat face. The wooden handle is wider at the grip end and tapered towards the neck. |
Provenance |
Used for riveting tank roofs in the boiler shop of the Imperial Oil Company before 1900. The Trott family had a sawmill and cooperage in Oil City starting in 1881. |
Dimensions |
W-14 L-38 cm |
Search Terms |
Tools Boiler Hammer Imperial Oil Ltd. Oil City Cooperage Cooper Tools |