d.mcfarland
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Those little bits of red paint might be all that's left of the original.
Hammer time!
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msgtsmithret
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I hadn't considered that!
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Based on your description it sounds like you have a Champion Dearment cross pein hammer. See the attached image of the logo. Champion is one of my favorite hammer makers. In the 1960s they changed their company name to reflect their best-selling groove joint pliers: Channellock
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Looking closer at your photos, I can make out the “Tool Co.” below the anvil so I would agree with your assessment that this hammer is an earlier Champion iteration before their name changed to Champion Dearment.
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davethorik
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i have a similar colored one marked champion dearment. i'll check at work to see if it matches the other other markings. champion dearment is now channellockWho made this one?
This hammer looks like a blacksmith rounding hammer = rounding cross pein.
msgtsmithret
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I find it curious how details of tool manufacturing becomes unclear over time.
According to the Chanellock History webpage, the Champion Tool company did not produce hammers until 1914. HOWEVER . . .the 1908 issue of American Blacksmith, page 39, clearly offers this very hammer for sale! Now I am not criticizing anyone at Chanellock. I thank them for a well wrirtten and interesting history of their company. I guess my purpose for writing this is to show that it is difficult to pinpoint dates. Mr. DeArment may very well have made hammers and sold them out of his wagon in the late 1800s for all I know.
RagTopTA
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when I'm out at the Fleas and sales I'm always looking for unique hammerheads. I have found two I liked this year and put them on new sticks : } I did one a while back and got to this newer one with the M& H castings on its sides today. I decided Red is the color for my "special find" hammers.
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American Iron
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Well I'm usually good at making an ID of tool marks but this one stumps me. I plan on keeping this nice sledge. It's on an old 12lb Sledge Hammer that's painted red. Looks very similar to a Verona Tool mark but looks to have been not stamped completely on this hammer head. Any idea's? Thanks in advance..
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Here is an old hammer that I pulled out of the pile to clean up and put with my tire machine and tool holder
2019-02-18 14.25.02 by don long, on Flickr
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After a lot of grinding and polishing and a little paint. I have a hammer that is presentable and ready to display with my other tire tools
2019-02-21 08.57.20 by don long, on Flickr
2019-02-21 08.57.11 by don long, on Flickr
2019-02-26 11.45.18 by don long, on Flickr
2019-02-26 11.43.15 by don long, on Flickr
2019-02-18 14.25.02 by don long, on Flickr
2019-02-18 14.25.12 by don long, on FlickrAfter a lot of grinding and polishing and a little paint. I have a hammer that is presentable and ready to display with my other tire tools
2019-02-21 08.57.20 by don long, on Flickr
2019-02-21 08.57.11 by don long, on Flickr
2019-02-26 11.45.18 by don long, on Flickr
2019-02-26 11.43.15 by don long, on FlickrHey Don,
Nice job on the hammer restoration! I’m not afraid to ask a potentially dumb question..... Is that hammer designed for tire/wheel service? I’ve never seen anything like that. It fits in well with the other tools and looks like it’s part of the set.
Jim C.
Nice job on the hammer restoration! I’m not afraid to ask a potentially dumb question..... Is that hammer designed for tire/wheel service? I’ve never seen anything like that. It fits in well with the other tools and looks like it’s part of the set.
Jim C.
davethorik
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Thanks ecotec! I was just wondering. I figured there had to be a reason for its unique head.
Jim C.
JeepsAreBuilt
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That hammer looks like a fender bumper hammer.. aka donkey ****
freudianfloyd
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Anybody recognize the maker of this small ball peen hammer I picked up? The handle is epoxied in with red epoxy if that helps.
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ZRX61
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Donkey **** is the smaller version, what he has there is a horse ****.
EOC_Jason
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It's a Plumb, I have one exactly like it (well, in much better shape... lol).
I can take a picture if you want.
freudianfloyd
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Finally got around to cleaning this old hammer head up and putting a handle on it. It had some major chipping so had to regrind the head and decided to do a mix of polishing and wire brushing. I cant completely make out the name, but it appears to be a C.F. Dimon or something like that. I'm sure one of you know the manufacturer.
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Found this abused hammer last week. It is dual marked "H. Cheney / Hammer Co. / Tool Steel" and "Pierce Arrow"! Looks to be from a tool kit c. 1901-1917. I glued/clamped the handle split and also wicked CA glue into some of the cracks. I'm currently giving it a couple of coats of BLO.
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Snap-on & Blue-Point hammers. I re-hafted the shiny Snap-on. I’ve painted but not hafted the Blue-Point. Most of the soft face hammers I’ve found are missing one or both of the plastic faces, and if there is one, it’s usually worn beyond further use. Some day, I’m going to find a box of them, and get them all face-lifts.
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Bonney hammers. The last three in the center photo are not Bonney. The red one is Stanley (identical in all respects but name and paint to the Bonneys); the last two no-names.
The last photo is a tack hammer and a rip claw hammer that is identical to a same-era Stanley, but the head is a bit more finished. From the mushrooming, I guess it was used for beating on vintage USA machinist vises.
The last photo is a tack hammer and a rip claw hammer that is identical to a same-era Stanley, but the head is a bit more finished. From the mushrooming, I guess it was used for beating on vintage USA machinist vises.
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Other hammers. Theres a Blackhawk, a Plumb, a couple Vaughns. And some intriguing mystery hammers. My grandfather had the ornate head in a drawer for as long as I can remember. A few years ago (before I knew what I was doing) I made a handle from green ash. Dunno who “R Wuchter” is, nor what the very last hammer is for.
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An all-iron tack hammer or box-making hammer, with multiple pullers and a hook. It was my grandfather’s.
Yesterday I found at a yard sale for $1, the wood-scaled tack hammer patented Dec.10,1867, by Thomas A Conklin of New Britain CT. The age surprised me, and caused me to re-think how old my grandfather’s iron hammer might be.
US patent number 0071986 - “Improvements to manufacture of tack hammers.” I have straightened the as-found bent malleable iron shank, and am putting shellack on the wood scales. They’re a little narrow to judge the grain, but they may be chestnut.
Yesterday I found at a yard sale for $1, the wood-scaled tack hammer patented Dec.10,1867, by Thomas A Conklin of New Britain CT. The age surprised me, and caused me to re-think how old my grandfather’s iron hammer might be.
US patent number 0071986 - “Improvements to manufacture of tack hammers.” I have straightened the as-found bent malleable iron shank, and am putting shellack on the wood scales. They’re a little narrow to judge the grain, but they may be chestnut.
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Can anybody tell me about this hammer? What is it used for? It's fairly soft, and poorly constructed. I've cleaned it up and removed the mushrooming on the heads. There are no makers or engravings anywhere.
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EOC_Jason
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Maybe shoemaker / coachmaker?
Tylermorris
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I think no, because the profile of the heavy edge is round. The edge on the one with scales is beveled on the inside (the edge of the scales is beveled to match). Plus, the scales would run the entire length of the handle.
But I could be wrong; once removed, there’d really be no obvious trace it was ever there.
I’ll add a pic or two when I get a chance.
Today I came across the same tack hammer, for nearly eighteen times what I paid, though admittedly, this one is in better “as found” condition. Probably a later date, because there is no raised space and no mention of the patent. Also, the finish appeared to be a plating instead of black japanning (though from a cursory glance, it might have been a good silver paint). The scales seemed to be a different species of wood.
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I recently picked up a few old ball pein hammers at the swap meet for $3 each. I am in the middle of restoring them by removing the rust, new handles and generally fixing them.
Here is a photo of my work-in-progress.
Notes: (from Left to Right)
1. polished the rust off and re-formed the shape of the hammer face to have a convex shape (it was flat when I got it); painted the center portion, re-finished the handle
2. Polished all of the sides; bought and installed a new handle
3. Wire-brushed the rust off. Planned: install a new handle
Here is a photo of my work-in-progress.
Notes: (from Left to Right)
1. polished the rust off and re-formed the shape of the hammer face to have a convex shape (it was flat when I got it); painted the center portion, re-finished the handle
2. Polished all of the sides; bought and installed a new handle
3. Wire-brushed the rust off. Planned: install a new handle
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