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I found this cool hammer today for $3.
I believe that it might have been made as a child's toy, but I don't know. It is 6 inches long, and not heavy enough for much else.
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It took me a few minutes to realize that the head screwed off of it, as well as the wooden plug on the bottom of the handle.
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Early on I thought it looked like it was of Japanese manufacture, and confirmed that tonight when taking photographs. The regular flat-blade screwdriver shaft is marked "Japan".
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I have no idea when this was made, but it looks just intriguing enough that I think it is worth my $3.
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Reverand wrote: Wed Sep 16, 2020 2:36 am I found this cool hammer today for $3.
I believe that it might have been made as a child's toy, but I don't know. It is 6 inches long, and not heavy enough for much else.

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It took me a few minutes to realize that the head screwed off of it, as well as the wooden plug on the bottom of the handle.
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Early on I thought it looked like it was of Japanese manufacture, and confirmed that tonight when taking photographs. The regular flat-blade screwdriver shaft is marked "Japan".

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I have no idea when this was made, but it looks just intriguing enough that I think it is worth my $3.
It is well worth your 3 bucks. It looks like it is tool for a specific purpose, but i have no idea what. The fact that it has so many attachments makes me think it is designed for a special purpose or industry/job. And Japanese tools are not junk. ::hmm::
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It is certainly not junk. It seems well made, down to the threads on the wooden button in the handle. I am guessing it is from the early 60's or possibly before, since there is no plastic in it at all. From the 70's onward most everything is made from plastic.
I could be completely wrong on the dates - I am only guessing.
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I'm gonna have to look into something like this for light around the house tasks that a multitool can't handle, and I'm not going downstairs to drag my toolboxes out. I have a tool that is made in Germany, and has a silver-plated brass handle that unscrews to reveal a couple of screwdrivers, a corkscrew, an awl, and a gimlet. The problem is that being brass, it's a really light-duty design. The steel chuck of your design is much heavier duty--and the red stained wood handle matches the old Miller's Falls 2A drill I used to use before my folks allowed me to use power tools.
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Reverand wrote: Wed Sep 16, 2020 2:58 am It is certainly not junk. It seems well made, down to the threads on the wooden button in the handle. I am guessing it is from the early 60's or possibly before, since there is no plastic in it at all. From the 70's onward most everything is made from plastic.
I could be completely wrong on the dates - I am only guessing.
I have seen one of those blades that has the flat end before, but i cannot remember where or what it was used for. ::dang:: But someone here will know, and put us out of our misery. ::ds::
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I had or have one similar to the one Cody is talking about, it's all metal. I have absolutely no idea where its at or even if it still around. ::shrug::
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Is it possibly a upholster's hammer/tool?
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Kolvir wrote: Wed Sep 16, 2020 4:30 pm Is it possibly a upholster's hammer/tool?
I think you are on the right path, it looks like something you would use for that, or leather.? But i may be completely wrong. ::doh::
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Whatever it is, it’s awesome! I would gladly have dropped three bucks on that little beauty!
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zoogirl wrote: Thu Sep 17, 2020 1:34 am Whatever it is, it’s awesome! I would gladly have dropped three bucks on that little beauty!
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cudgee wrote: Wed Sep 16, 2020 7:48 pm
Kolvir wrote: Wed Sep 16, 2020 4:30 pm Is it possibly a upholster's hammer/tool?
I think you are on the right path, it looks like something you would use for that, or leather.? But i may be completely wrong. ::doh::

I have what I was told is a upholster's hammer that looks somewhat like it, but without the swappable tools. Those punches might be for leather. Would saddle makers use something like it? I know nothing about saddles, but a saddle maker's multi tool sounds much cooler than an upholster's. :)
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....whatever it was made for, it's a neat old tool!!!........... ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu:: ..................
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Kolvir wrote: Sat Sep 19, 2020 7:05 pm
cudgee wrote: Wed Sep 16, 2020 7:48 pm
Kolvir wrote: Wed Sep 16, 2020 4:30 pm Is it possibly a upholster's hammer/tool?
I think you are on the right path, it looks like something you would use for that, or leather.? But i may be completely wrong. ::doh::

I have what I was told is a upholster's hammer that looks somewhat like it, but without the swappable tools. Those punches might be for leather. Would saddle makers use something like it? I know nothing about saddles, but a saddle maker's multi tool sounds much cooler than an upholster's. :)
I have a couple of friends who worked in the saddlery industry, i cannot remember seeing anything that resembled this in their work shops, but hey, i cannot remember what time i got up this morning, have a good week. :)
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Those are actually screwdriver blades.
You unscrew the hammer head and set it aside. Remove the blades from the handle, insert one into the collet where the hammer head used to be, then tighten down the setscrew to hold it in.
It is made well, but it would not hold up to seriously hard tasks.
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Maybe a household multi-tool?? ::shrug:: My maternal grandfather had a small, all metal, hammer that held nested screwdrivers in the handle.

Much like this.
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jerryd6818 wrote: Sun Sep 20, 2020 12:48 pm Maybe a household multi-tool?? ::shrug:: My maternal grandfather had a small, all metal, hammer that held nested screwdrivers in the handle.

Much like this.
Now thats what I was talking about in the above post, it seems to be missing in action. ::mdm::
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Seems Crown Cutlery Co., Germany made very similar ones to what was posted.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Crown- ... 3931323697
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KLJ77 wrote: Sun Sep 20, 2020 5:40 pm Seems Crown Cutlery Co., Germany made very similar ones to what was posted.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Crown- ... 3931323697
Great find. ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu:: And there is your answer, a multi- tool. Same principal as the old fold up tool kits that used to be carried in the leather pouch under bike seats[ i am showing my age now ], there to get you out of a jam if needed, not specialist tools . And the Germans made very good tools.
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So, it went from being a child's toy, to being an old multitool, just like that!
I thought that it was too small to be used as a real hammer, but I studied it more as I rubbed it down with oil, and the face of the hammer has some dings fron use!
Y'all were right!

That German Crown tool works the very same way. It does look to be a bit better quality from my Japanese version, but otherwise it works exactly the same.
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Reverand wrote: Mon Sep 21, 2020 2:45 am So, it went from being a child's toy, to being an old multitool, just like that!
I thought that it was too small to be used as a real hammer, but I studied it more as I rubbed it down with oil, and the face of the hammer has some dings fron use!
Y'all were right!

That German Crown tool works the very same way. It does look to be a bit better quality from my Japanese version, but otherwise it works exactly the same.
I knew between us we would work it out. ::tu::
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