Below is a Geologists’s hammer #3566:
The hammer below is only 7 inches in total length and I believe came from a Gentleman’s set of tools from around 1900.
REPOUSSE Hammer:
Only offered for sale in the 1928, 1938 and 1959 Catalogues and available until Nov 1963 this hammer was always Item# 9091.
Here is the whole Repousse line and it is the same in all 3 Catalogues.
I have noticed that the older Repousee hammers have a backward facing poll, see image above.
This next one is a Mystery…It seems to indicate that later MARPLES hammers may have been produced in the USA!!??
I have no answer for this!!
BOXMAKERS Hammer:
The Boxmakers hammer was first seen in Cat. 1909. as 14,16 and 18 ounce versions. It was not available in 1921 Cat. but was re-introduced in the 1928 Cat. as 14;16;18 and 20 ounce. The 1938 Cat. shows the same but the sizes available were reduced in the 1959 Cat to just 14;16 and 18 ounce again. Amazingly this hammer was still available as 14 and 16 ounce versions in 1965, but were available only until around 1967/8, showing as being withdrawn in the Price List of Nov 1969.
