Marking hammer (lumberman)

identifier
ID 54
morphology
morphology
craft
holotype
MOT V 91.0665 L=39cm D=12cm WT=600gr. Inscription: 0-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9.
holotype
MOT V 2019.0079 L=54cm D=13cm WT=2184gr
description

Lumberman's hammer bearing the stamp of the owner of the forest or of the timber merchant, serving to mark felled trees on the cross-section. The hammer may have a stamp on one or both sides, or there may be a metal wheel on the handle bearing several letters or numbers so that a combination can be stamped. The stamp hammer can be distinguished from the marking adze, as it has no axe.

See also the marking hammer of a tanner and the striking punch. [MOT]

MOT V 2019.0079