Very Nice 18th Century Hammer Tool For Upholsterer Or Shoemaker

Hammer XVIII that I will gladly see from carpenter to seat of upholsterer or shoemaker. It is very nicely marked with the initials of its first owner. It is split in the direction of the forging due to intensive precision striking of the nail puller. Note that the eye that receives the handle is rectangular. This "heeled" hammer is a fine example of entirely artisanal manufacturing at a time when the manufacturer of the tool understood exactly the needs of his client and combined stylistic influence with the benefit of use. This is the spirit of the objects of the old regime whose knowledge was lost on the Napoleonic battlefields. iron length 10 cm, table 22 x 27 mm fitted length 16 cm.