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[Solicitus]

Yes, I know it’s a hammer. Any ideas as to its purpose .? Found it when cleaning out my grandfathers tools in Inverness. Is it a toy, or would it have had A particular use ?Photo is on an A4 piece of paper for scale. No markings, or name on it. Weighs 107 grams. Perfectly balanced.
Robert

 

[AndyT]

I'm pretty sure it's a jeweller's planishing hammer. Used for making hollow vessels etc from sheet silver.
Should be clean and shiny, not rusty!

 

[Cheshirechappie]

Repousse hammer - used by jewellers and in fine decorative metalwork.

https://www.cooksongold.com/Jewellery-T ... ry%20Tools

 

[AndyT]

Thanks CC!

 

[Solicitus]

That’s great . Many thanks. I guess the shininess wore off ! Of course it raises more questions - but I suppose someone in the family’s had a hobby. My grandads been gone 50 years, and the house was built by his father in law 50 years before that. Tidying up 100 years of family history, one rusty tool at a time.

Robert

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Should be clean and shiny, not rusty!

Yes it's a repousse hammer and should be not just clean but very highly polished -it leaves the metal you're working with the same degree of polish it has itself.

 

[Solicitus]

So apparently there was a silversmith cousin. Who knew.