A hammer head belonging to a spalling hammer. There were many types of hammer for different jobs. This one was used to break larger pieces of ore into smaller ones, a job often taken by Bal Maidens at the mine’s surface works.
A hammer head belonging to a spalling hammer. There were many types of hammer for different jobs. This one was used to break larger pieces of ore into smaller ones, a job often taken by Bal Maidens at the mine’s surface works.