Hammer Highlight – Lovable Bar Bum

Hammer Highlight – Lovable Bar Bum

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...
Hammer Highlight – Leather Postcards

Hammer Highlight – Leather Postcards

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...