Hunting season is now open for the year :clapping:

[Larry (IL)]

It was so nice today we thought we would give it a try and I was surprised the ground was pretty much thawed in the sunshine areas and even in the shade, the top 4 inches are thawed. We didn't get much hunting in but did find a few goodies.

I found a neat little hammer and not sure what it was used for but it was used quite a bit before it was lost, it is 5 inches long and brass. Any ideas of it's use? My guess is a jewelers hammer but Nancy thought it is too big for that. The only oldie is a 1935 wheatie.

 

[flinthunter]

Nice finds Larry. I checked the ground today with my privy probe. Most of the areas I checked were pretty much thawed. I had planned on going out tomorrow but a sudden unplanned birthday party put a stop to that. I still might putter around the yard with the detector for a bit.

 

[shepned]

Hi Larry. I am fairly certain that the hammer was used to strike machinery parts such as flywheels, bushings etc. The soft bronze hammer will give and dent and not harm a valuable hard metal part on a machine. The hammers are also made from lead and may weigh as much as ten pounds or more. I also cannot wait to get out again this year.

Thanks for this web site.

Ned

 

[Larry (IL)]

Hi Ned, nice hearing from you.

Through further research, I have come to the conclusion the hammer was originally attached to a firebox with a chain to break the glass. The number on the hammer is the firebox ID number.

It is obvious the hammer has been abused and used for some serious pounding since it was removed from the original use. My guess is a child used it as a toy since it was only 5 inches long and found under a tree where I can vision a child playing in the shade.