Hammer, Nails, Pliers

A tool is any hand-held instrument or simple piece of equipment used to do a particular kind of work. Shown below are items from the CSS Museum and new items if purchased today.

Hammer, ball – A ball-peen, also known as a machinist’s hammer, is a type of peening (part of the head of a hammer, or round ball) hammer used in metalworking. It has two heads, one flat and the other, called the peen. Hammers come in different sizes and weighs between 12 and 20 ounces. The handle may be wood, fiberglass or steel.

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Nails: In woodworking and construction, a nail is an object made of metal (or wood, called a tree nail) which is used as a fastener, as a peg to hang something, or sometimes as a decoration. Generally, nails have a sharp point on one end and a flattened head on the other, but headless nails are available. There are hundreds of types of nails made depending what type of your work you are doing, size, strength of the nail, equipment used to install etc. Nails shown in the CSS Museum (below) were used around 1800 – 1920.

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Tools			 - pliersPliers – The pliers shown below are from the 1930-40’s. Pliers are a hand tool used to: hold objects firmly, grip objects, reach awkward places, hold wires, bend loops, and attach wires. Pliers come as a single use or multi-use tool. The example shows pliers with a wire cutter. The pliers have a fixed opening and adjustable opening.

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