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Hammer Collection (#7)

"Hammering Through Time: From Carpentry to Communism and Beyond" Step into the world of craftsmanship as we explore the versatile tool known as the hammer

Background imageHammer Collection: Underground Mining, Colcauth, Cornwall, 1893 (b/w photo)

Underground Mining, Colcauth, Cornwall, 1893 (b/w photo)
NGW311348 Underground Mining, Colcauth, Cornwall, 1893 (b/w photo) by Burrow, John Charles (1852-1914); National Museum Wales; National Museums & Galleries of Wales

Background imageHammer Collection: bull jumping series 6

bull jumping series 6
Piet Flour

Background imageHammer Collection: bull jumping series 1

bull jumping series 1
Piet Flour

Background imageHammer Collection: preparations for the bull jumping

preparations for the bull jumping
Piet Flour

Background imageHammer Collection: Hammer fashion

Hammer fashion
Piet Flour

Background imageHammer Collection: Can't Make An Omelette Without

Can't Make An Omelette Without
Paul Wullum

Background imageHammer Collection: Blacksmith

Blacksmith
Miroslaw Prybinski

Background imageHammer Collection: RMS Titanic, Samuel Alfred Smith Archive, leather tool bag

RMS Titanic, Samuel Alfred Smith Archive, leather tool bag
RMS TITANIC - THE SAMUEL ALFRED SMITH ARCHIVE: Early 20th century leather tool bag of joiner's woodworking tools owned and used by Samuel Smith

Background imageHammer Collection: Abinger Hammer, near Dorking, Surrey

Abinger Hammer, near Dorking, Surrey - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

Background imageHammer Collection: Souvenir / Advertising / Greetings postcard from Zurich

Souvenir / Advertising / Greetings postcard from Zurich
Early illustrated souvenir / advertising postcard from Zurich, Switzerland. Date: 1898

Background imageHammer Collection: Under The Hammer

Under The Hammer
An oil painting depicting the scene of an ongoing horse auction, currently for sale stands a white horse, with a gathered crowd of potential bidders. Date: circa 1918

Background imageHammer Collection: Mr Snob the Shoemaker

Mr Snob the Shoemaker

Background imageHammer Collection: Master Chips the Carpenter's Son

Master Chips the Carpenter's Son

Background imageHammer Collection: Abinger Hammer, Surrey

Abinger Hammer, Surrey Date: 1928

Background imageHammer Collection: Explorer Sealife Giant Fish Corpse Pregnant Saw

Explorer Sealife Giant Fish Corpse Pregnant Saw
explorer, sealife, giant, fish, corpse, pregnant, saw, ova, embryonic, fishes, poses, dead, tiger, shark, hammer, head, mitchell, hedges, 1923, battles, 1920s, the, of, and, a, in, he, with, %iln

Background imageHammer Collection: Harold Macmillan during a visit to Soviet Russia

Harold Macmillan during a visit to Soviet Russia
Harold Macmillan (Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton, 1894-1986), British Conservative politician, Prime Minister 1957-1963

Background imageHammer Collection: A scene in a church, with the priests dead and the poor-box robbed, during the Spanish Civil War

A scene in a church, with the priests dead and the poor-box robbed, during the Spanish Civil War. On the wall, a hammer and sickle motif and the legend Viva Russia has been painted

Background imageHammer Collection: St Paul's School, Hammersmith, London, with the 'Old Red Cow'. Date: 1901

St Paul's School, Hammersmith, London, with the "Old Red Cow". Date: 1901

Background imageHammer Collection: 3672056

3672056

Background imageHammer Collection: 3671547

3671547

Background imageHammer Collection: Canadian Soldier in a Quebec Jersey, Battle of Somme, 1916 (b/w photo)

Canadian Soldier in a Quebec Jersey, Battle of Somme, 1916 (b/w photo)
1702418 Canadian Soldier in a Quebec Jersey, Battle of Somme, 1916 (b/w photo) by French Photographer (20th century); (add.info)

Background imageHammer Collection: Story of Gideon, late 16th century (silk and wool)

Story of Gideon, late 16th century (silk and wool)
CUL4904706 Story of Gideon, late 16th century (silk and wool) by Heemskerck, Maerten van (1498-1574); 371x403 cm; Museo Diocesano, Albarracin, Teruel

Background imageHammer Collection: Metal foundry

Metal foundry
Bruno Lavi

Background imageHammer Collection: The Blacksmith's Shop, 1885 (oil on canvas)

The Blacksmith's Shop, 1885 (oil on canvas)
7333473 The Blacksmith's Shop, 1885 (oil on canvas) by MacGeorge, William Stewart (1861-1931); 94.5x118.3 (framed) cm; Perth Museum & Art Gallery, Scotland; (add.info.: Artist: MacGeorge)

Background imageHammer Collection: Saint Eligius in his workshop (oil on panel)

Saint Eligius in his workshop (oil on panel)
471557 Saint Eligius in his workshop (oil on panel) by Francken or Franck, Ambrosius the Elder (1544-1618); 260x89 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Background imageHammer Collection: blacksmith III

blacksmith III
Savas Sener

Background imageHammer Collection: hot, too hot

hot, too hot
Savas Sener

Background imageHammer Collection: Modern Christians in the Palace of the Ancient Moorish Kings

Modern Christians in the Palace of the Ancient Moorish Kings, Alhambra;An Autumn Tour in Andalusia Creator
Modern Christians in the Palace of the Ancient Moorish Kings, Alhambra; An Autumn Tour in Andalusia, 1875. [Tourist chipping off part of the wall decoration as a souvenir]

Background imageHammer Collection: Huge drop hammers work day and night form... North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif. 1942

Huge drop hammers work day and night form... North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif. 1942
Huge drop hammers work day and night forming sheet metal parts for United Nations bombers and fighters at the North American Aviation, Inc. plant, Inglewood, Calif

Background imageHammer Collection: Vulcans Forge, ca. 1542. Creator: Master IQV

Vulcans Forge, ca. 1542. Creator: Master IQV
Vulcans Forge, ca. 1542

Background imageHammer Collection: Venus at left holding a golden apple in her right hand and an arrow in her left, Vulca... ca. 1505

Venus at left holding a golden apple in her right hand and an arrow in her left, Vulca... ca. 1505
Venus at left holding a golden apple in her right hand and an arrow in her left, Vulcan at his forge beating a piece of iron on an anvil, ca. 1505

Background imageHammer Collection: Procession, with a male and two female figures seated on a float, 16th century. 16th century

Procession, with a male and two female figures seated on a float, 16th century. 16th century. Creator: Anon
Procession, with a male and two female figures seated on a float, 16th century

Background imageHammer Collection: Marble cutters and stone breakers, from the manuscript Justianiano Institutiones Feodorum et Alia

Marble cutters and stone breakers, from the manuscript Justianiano Institutiones Feodorum et Alia Codex, c
IND364439 Marble cutters and stone breakers, from the manuscript Justianiano Institutiones Feodorum et Alia Codex, c.1300 (vellum) by Bolognese School, (14th century); Biblioteca Nazionale, Turin

Background imageHammer Collection: A French forge of the 16th century, copy of a miniature from Chants royaux sur la Conception

A French forge of the 16th century, copy of a miniature from Chants royaux sur la Conception couronnee du Puy de Rouen
IND368817 A French forge of the 16th century, copy of a miniature from Chants royaux sur la Conception couronnee du Puy de Rouen (colour litho) by French School

Background imageHammer Collection: Construction of a church, detail from The Church of San Miguel (oil on panel)

Construction of a church, detail from The Church of San Miguel (oil on panel)
IND388210 Construction of a church, detail from The Church of San Miguel (oil on panel) by Spanish School, (16th century); Avila Cathedral, Castilla y Leon, Spain; Index Fototeca

Background imageHammer Collection: Intense Activities for the Sempione tunnel, 1903 (b / w photo)

Intense Activities for the Sempione tunnel, 1903 (b / w photo)
7272438 Intense Activities for the Sempione tunnel, 1903 (b/w photo) by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: TRAFORO OF the SEMPIONE Photography memory of a group of workers at)

Background imageHammer Collection: 'There was an Old Person of Buda, whose conduct grew ruder and ruder', from A Book of Nonsense

"There was an Old Person of Buda, whose conduct grew ruder and ruder", from A Book of Nonsense
LLM386658 " There was an Old Person of Buda, whose conduct grew ruder and ruder", from A Book of Nonsense, published by Frederick Warne and Co

Background imageHammer Collection: Mr Sowerberry from Oliver Twist (engraving)

Mr Sowerberry from Oliver Twist (engraving)
725646 Mr Sowerberry from Oliver Twist (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Sowerberry from Oliver Twist. Dickens character)

Background imageHammer Collection: 'Blue Monday'- a shoemakers wife beating her husband, broadsheet published by C

"Blue Monday"- a shoemakers wife beating her husband, broadsheet published by C. Burckhardt, Weissenburg, c
DHC379923 " Blue Monday" - a shoemakers wife beating her husband, broadsheet published by C. Burckhardt, Weissenburg, c.1850 (colour litho) by German School

Background imageHammer Collection: Early Sorrow, 1861 (oil on canvas)

Early Sorrow, 1861 (oil on canvas)
658745 Early Sorrow, 1861 (oil on canvas) by Hardy, Frederick Daniel (1826-1911); 65.5x100 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Early Sorrow. Frederick Daniel Hardy (1826-1911). Oil on canvas

Background imageHammer Collection: The Dead Christ (oil on canvas)

The Dead Christ (oil on canvas)
PWI90059 The Dead Christ (oil on canvas) by Le Brun, Charles (1619-90); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Dijon, France; © Peter Willi

Background imageHammer Collection: Ms 5089-90 Battle between Saracens and Christians during the Crusades

Ms 5089-90 Battle between Saracens and Christians during the Crusades, from Chroniques des empereurs by David Aubert
CHT174689 Ms 5089-90 Battle between Saracens and Christians during the Crusades, from Chroniques des empereurs by David Aubert, 1462 (vellum) by Brabant School

Background imageHammer Collection: Thor Catching the Midgard Serpent, from Melsteds Edda (pen & ink and w / c on paper)

Thor Catching the Midgard Serpent, from Melsteds Edda (pen & ink and w / c on paper)
MGN169950 Thor Catching the Midgard Serpent, from Melsteds Edda (pen & ink and w/c on paper) by Icelandic School, (18th century); Arni Magnusson Institute, Reykjavik

Background imageHammer Collection: DDE-90039423

DDE-90039423
Golden-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes aurifrons) male perched in native habitat, s. Texas Date: 19/11/2012

Background imageHammer Collection: DDE-90039422

DDE-90039422
Golden-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes aurifrons) male perched in native habitat, s. Texas Date: 19/11/2012

Background imageHammer Collection: DDE-90039421

DDE-90039421
Golden-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes aurifrons) male perched in native habitat, s. Texas Date: 19/11/2012



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"Hammering Through Time: From Carpentry to Communism and Beyond" Step into the world of craftsmanship as we explore the versatile tool known as the hammer. Used in carpentry and joinery, this timeless instrument has shaped countless creations throughout history. In dry stone walling they can essential for meticulously placing each stone, ensuring stability and durability. Just like a well-built wall, the legacy of hammers endures through time. Travel back to 1967 in the Soviet Union with a powerful reminder of Lenin's influence. A communist poster by Viktor Ivanov boldly declares, "Lenin lived, Lenin lives, Lenin will live forever. " The resounding impact of these words echoes like a hammer striking an anvil. Witness coopers at work as they skillfully craft wooden barrels using their trusty hammers. Each strike resonates with precision and expertise - a symphony of woodworking mastery. Transport yourself to 1875 where blacksmiths wielded their tools with strength and finesse. Hammers were their faithful companions in shaping metal into functional works of art that stood the test of time. Marvel at One Million Years B. C. , where one quad artwork captures prehistoric times when primitive hammers were used by our ancestors to shape their surroundings - a testament to human ingenuity since ancient times. Discover Bismarck as Blacksmith - an intriguing portrayal showcasing how even great political figures can be linked to this humble tool. Like Bismarck forging alliances, hammers forge connections between people across generations. Journey to Polkanuggo Quarry in Cornwall during 1903-1904; witness workers tirelessly wielding hammers against unforgiving rocks. Their determination is palpable as they chip away piece by piece towards progress. Uncover historical gems from Norton's survey conducted by W and J Fairbank in 1804. Amongst various tools documented lies the ever-present hammer - a symbol of industriousness and innovation.