Hammer, snow ball

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1900–1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2013.0030.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: Ice pick
Patents: N/A
General Description: Forged iron with a handle fromed from single piece of iron rod doubled and joined at the centre of head, wide loop at end of handle, hammer head is octagonal and opposite end tappered to form a pick.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 26.5 cm
Width: 10.0 cm
Height: 2.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Agriculture
Category: Animal husbandry
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1900-1930
Canada: These devices were commonly made and used in the Canadian.
Function: Used to pick ice from a workhorse's hoof frog and to knock off the snow balls that accumulate in the same area of the animal's body.
Technical: These devices were crafted by blacksmiths either working for logging companies or in their shops in communities across Canada. They were both a present for a loyal customer/friend and proof of the high level of the blacksmith's skill.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Note Parks Canada Catalogue No.: "x.76.590.9" is printed by hand in white ink on arm". Mfr's:"None".
Missing: Nothing missing.
Finish: Forged iron.
Decoration: None.

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Unknown Manufacturer, Hammer, snow ball, between 1900–1930, Artifact no. 2013.0030, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2013.0030.001/

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