Oct 31, 2020 | Hammer of the Week
Hytron Handy Tube Tapper Electronics companies, such as Hytron Handy, developed tube tappers like the one seen here. These little hammers served several purposes. The tool, as the name suggests, was used to tap hytron vacuum tubes. These tubes were the basis of most...
Oct 31, 2020 | Hammer of the Week
This unique, ornamental hammer was patented by Mitteldorfer Strauss of New York City, New York on January 10, 1928. Strauss’ hammer is a design patent, meaning the patent protects the way the hammer looks rather than the way it is used. Design patents last for 14...
Oct 31, 2020 | Hammer of the Week
The post-war era in the United States saw a boom in such middle-class luxuries as widespread car ownership and the advent of the ‘rumpus room’ and home bar. This hammer of the week fit right in amongst the bar tools used by the regular home bartender. The “Lovable Bar...
Oct 31, 2020 | Hammer of the Week
Leather postcards came into being in 1903. They were made out of deer hide. Images were burned and inked into them. These postcards were novelties: sent to relatives and laced together as pillow coverings or wall hangings. Successful cards tended to be based on...
Oct 31, 2020 | Hammer of the Week
Combination tools can be found all around the Hammer Museum. This highly sought after tool appeals to efficiency and ease. Combination tools reflected society’s focus on productivity during the Industrial revolution, in the late half of the 19th century. This...
Oct 31, 2020 | Hammer of the Week
Saw blades are not as straight as one may think. It is actually necessary for the blade of a saw to be set at a slight angle. A small curve in the saw’s teeth prevents the blade from getting stuck in the log it is cutting into. If a saw blade was straight it would...
