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
More Information
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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