Closer's hammer
identifier
ID 723
morphology
morphology
craft
holotype
MOT V 92.0334 L=13cm WD=4cm WT=300gr
alias
fitter's hammer (syn.)
description
Full metal shoemaker's tool (min. 13 cm long) with a swollen, cylindrical center piece; one end is circular, the other wedge-shaped. The middle part acts as a handle. The rapping hammer is used to smooth seams, by tapping one end and rubbing with the other, and to smooth wrinkles on the last.
See also the seam rubber. [MOT]
