Object Name
Hammer, Ball-Peen
Materials
Wood --Metal
Catalogue Number
2003-06.05
Dimensions
Length 22.8cm x Width 8.8cm x Height 2.1cm
Description
A small ball-peen hammer with a wooden handle and a metal head. The head has two ends on either side, one is wider and round, and one is a narrow cylinder.
History
A ball-peen or ball pein hammer, also known as a machinist's hammer, is a type of peening hammer used in metalworking. It has two heads, one flat and the other, called the peen, rounded. It is distinguished from a cross-peen hammer, diagonal-peen hammer, point-peen hammer, or chisel-peen hammer by having a hemispherical peen.
