General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Forged solid steel hammer; vinyl grip has numerous small oval-shaped depressions: head, stock and grip are blue; yellow markings; off-white paper label has adhesive backing.

Dimensions

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

Length

27.6 cm

Width

9.8 cm

Height

3.7 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Industrial Technology

Category

Tools-Hand

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Estwing

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Haiti

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Specific: This hammer used between 2010 and 2013.

Canada

Item from comprehensive collection of tools and technologies used by a Canadian prospector, who worked in the exploration division of Newmont Mining Corporation in Haiti between 2010 and 2013. This collection reflects three aspects of the modern Canadian mining, crucial to the understanding of this sector: mobility of the workforce, ethnicity in the workforce, and globalization. The mining workforce has been highly mobile on both community and individual levels. Entire towns formed around mining operations and died or changed their character when the resources were exhausted. Mining professionals, especially in the field of mineral exploration, work in various often remote locations around the globe, and cover long distances in their daily work. The items donated to the Museum well represent the type of tools and technologies necessary to working outdoors, in remote locations, and a tropical climate. Ethnicity continues to play a role in the sector’s hiring practices. In this particular case, an employer looked for a recent graduate, bilingual prospector, educated in Canada, who could also communicate in Haitian-Creole. A set of hiring criteria in mining is often very specific and difficult to meet by Canadian graduates, but essential to succeeding in exploration projects conducted abroad. Donated artifacts reflect Haitian-Creole cultural context of Newmont operations. [Ref. 1]

Function

Permits heavy blows to be delivered with limited swing and/or range of motion.

Technical

The collection contains tools and technologies used by Canadian prospectors abroad. These objects are all examples of the complex socio-cultural and economic context around mining operations. [Ref.1] From Estwing’s web site: “Nylon Vinyl Shock Reduction Grip® Estwing's Crack Hammers have a bonded and molded Shock Reduction Grip® which offers the utmost in both comfort and durability, while reducing vibrations caused by impact. Estwing hammers are the only hammers that can make this claim. The head and handle are forged in one piece and have an attractive blue UV coating, both faces are fully polished. For use with chisels, punches, star drills and hardened nails. Permits heavy blows with limited swing.” [Ref. 1]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"B3-3LB/ Estwing/ Always wear safety goggles" and stylized wing motif printed in yellow on one side of hammer head. "Estwing" and wing motif printed on one side of hand grip; "WARNING WEAR/ SAFETY GOGGLES" stamped into opposite side of grip; "U.S.A./ ESTWING/ 6,465,535/PAT." appears in raised print on grip end. Adhesive-backed paper label on hammer head is badly damaged, and is incomplete: largely illegible.

Missing

Appears complete. Adhesive-backed paper label on hammer head is badly damaged, and is incomplete.

Finish

Forged solid steel hammer; vinyl grip has numerous small oval-shaped depressions: head, stock and grip are blue; yellow markings; off-white paper label has adhesive backing.

Decoration

N/A