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Offline GaryD

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Mystery Hammer
« on: May 30, 2014, 02:42:48 PM »
Anybody know what this hammer would have been used for?  Not sure what the manufacturer mark is.  It looks like two ducks or swans with intertwined necks.  Any ideas?
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Re: Mystery Hammer
« Reply #1 on: May 30, 2014, 03:06:46 PM »
It would help if we could see what each end looks like.  Maybe another picture or two?
Neat logo!  A new one for me.

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Re: Mystery Hammer
« Reply #2 on: May 30, 2014, 04:23:37 PM »
Here is a better picture.
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Offline Chillylulu

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Re: Mystery Hammer
« Reply #3 on: May 30, 2014, 05:09:58 PM »
Silversmith's raising hammer.

It is still a somewhat contemporary style.

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Re: Mystery Hammer
« Reply #4 on: May 30, 2014, 07:52:33 PM »
Interesting, long ago (2009), on a far away tool board (this one before the crash) I posted an interesting hammer with the same logo...

I think the logo was id'd as 'kissing swans' but I don't remember what that told us :(

PS: Bohlerstahl appears to be a brand of German(Austian?) steel (Albert and Emil Böhler 1890's, eventially Bohler Edelstahl)
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Re: Mystery Hammer
« Reply #5 on: June 04, 2014, 09:18:46 PM »
It looks like a European dengel hammer to me.
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Re: Mystery Hammer
« Reply #6 on: June 05, 2014, 05:53:57 AM »
Quote from: wvtools on June 04, 2014, 09:18:46 PM
It looks like a European dengel hammer to me.

Ouch!  That must be for removing those pesky Dengel Berries :grin:
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Re: Mystery Hammer
« Reply #7 on: June 27, 2014, 04:59:18 AM »
Hello,
I think that is a scythe blade penning hammer.
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Re: Mystery Hammer
« Reply #8 on: June 27, 2014, 07:19:15 AM »
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Re: Mystery Hammer
« Reply #9 on: June 27, 2014, 07:53:05 AM »
An interesting link.  We'll worth the time.  Thanks Papaw.

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Re: Mystery Hammer
« Reply #10 on: June 27, 2014, 08:29:49 AM »
Yes, a scythe sharpening hammer - this form is common in France as well as Germany and Austria...

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Re: Mystery Hammer
« Reply #11 on: June 27, 2014, 10:21:16 AM »
It must have multiple uses.  For silversmiths it is a german style raising hammer. Here is a link to a ganoskin thread:

   http://ganoksin.com/blog/shelbyvision/2011/02/24/simple-treasure-box-hammer-formed-brass/

There aren't a whole lot of silversmiths left, I imagine there are even less scythe sharpeners. I would guess that other trades in germany found a reason to pick up that hammer.

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Re: Mystery Hammer
« Reply #12 on: June 27, 2014, 03:38:41 PM »
Almost every one who owns a scythe in Europe will have an anvil and a hammer - this is the method used in most countries (including the USA), but not in the UK, where the scythes, and the method of sharpening are different...

There are two main types of anvil and hammer...

A flat anvil, used with a hammer with a narrow edge (as above)

A narrow anvil, used with a wide, flat hammer....

They are very common on ebay.fr - enclume (enclumette) &/or marteau à faucher and ebay.de - dengelamboss &/or dengelhammer

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Re: Mystery Hammer
« Reply #13 on: June 28, 2014, 02:40:55 PM »
Gary,

Have the striking ends been smoothed and polished somewhat? The metal at the corners- has it been rounded over a bit?

Can you give us a picture or two of the striking surface?

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Offline GaryD

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Re: Mystery Hammer
« Reply #14 on: June 28, 2014, 05:24:38 PM »
Here is the striking surface-it has been rounded some.
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