Carpenter's Mallet
Late 18th century
4 in. x 7 1/4 in.
Unidentified,
Object Type:
Tool
Medium and Support:
wood
Credit Line:
Florence Griswold Museum; Gift of Mrs. Clement Moore
Accession Number:
1982.139.2
A wooden mallet made from a sawn log with some bark still on it. It was discovered behind a wall in the donor's house in Old Lyme. It was probably left there by accident when the house was built.