Coldengham, New York
Store of Cadwallader Colden, Jr.
Hammer
Johannes Hardenbergh purchased a solid-cheek hammer at the Colden Store on this day, 250 year-ago. The 'cheek' is the side of the hammer.
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| Colonial Hammer. Image courtesy of Colonial Williamsburg |
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This article is one in a series of a daily accountings of Colden Store transactions. Be sure you read the first installment for an introduction to the store. You should also read this article which appeared in the Journal of the Orange County Historical Society.
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The Colden Store sold eleven hammers in the period covered by the Day Book. They ranged in price from one-and-three-quarter shilling to three-and-one-half shillings for the solid-cheek hammers. Six were described simply as 'hammer', but three were 'shoe hammers', and two were solid-cheek.
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