1982.0030
L. head 34.8 Centre of head 7.1 x 5.4 D. faces (ext D. iron hoops) 5.5 x 5.4 L. handle, below head 34.8 D. handle 2.8
Mallet, shipwrights. Wood, of guaiacum (lignum vitae). The head, of one piece, has a thick oval central section, narrowing sharply to a near circular section well behind the hammering faces, which are strengthened with iron hoops. The head has a vertical split along most of its length, with a vertically drilled perforation to each side of the handle socket. The handle is a cylinder of wood. Trades, labour