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Helve hammers

Scope note

Power hammers consisting essentially of a heavy head at one end of a lever lifted by power and dropped by its own weight on work that rests on an anvil. W

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300023149

Broader Terms used

<hammers: metalworking tools>

Equivalent Terms used

helve hammer

Created

13yrs ago

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