These tools are displayed in my hall and are mostly from thrift stores.  The "odd" hammer looks hand forged, has a square face and nicely turned handle.  One of the hoof nippers and the miner's light are also hand forged though the latter appears to be made of modern hot rolled square rod.  The beautifully made gimlet is also hand forged and has a rosewood handle.  The cobbler's hammer head had no handle but one from a small wooden mallet made a combo inspired by a picture I saw of an old PA Dutch one.  Any ideas on the sq.-faced hammer would be greatly appreciated.

Frank

The square faced hammer looks like it maybe a slater's hammer to me. For doing slate roofs. The longer pointed claw used for punching a hole in the slate for nail.

Thanks.

Quote from: fliffy42 on September 06, 2011, 05:46:12 AM
The square faced hammer looks like it maybe a slater's hammer to me. For doing slate roofs. The longer pointed claw used for punching a hole in the slate for nail.

Could be... It looks quite different from those I'm familiar with.   Those slaters hammers are called zax, and are usually a single forging, handle and head, with a wood or stacked leather grip.  See attached photo.

This is almost certainly a Continental hammer, whatever its use.  I have one nearly identical, except for that long, pointed claw.