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I looked at this this hammer several times and bought it. Not sure how the man got the name for it and not found online pictures of one. Possible faint stamp like s v g, heavy and the narrow side has a slight curve as does the round side. . any ideas maker, country, purpose? 

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I believe that is actually a panel beaters hammer. For beating metal panels into shapes. There are a great variety of head shapes in these types of hammers.

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1 hour ago, fredk said:

I believe that is actually a panel beaters hammer. For beating metal panels into shapes. There are a great variety of head shapes in these types of hammers.

Thanks, I had not thought of auto body Planishing hammer to repair or metal fabrication, but shoe or saddle making. A web search shows that one side is shaped like a hand held panel beating "dolly", to form curves in metal. A dolly is a hand held cast iron shape. 

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The price tag say's  SHOEMAKER BEATING HAMMER. 

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On 5/4/2021 at 2:28 PM, mrwatch said:

The price tag say's  SHOEMAKER BEATING HAMMER. 

Not with a double head, someone's been searching the internet and stopped once they found something like it.

We'll use hammers to drive leather into shape, planishing, but it's a more rounded head with no true edge.

That is, unless there's a tradition of sadomasochism to cobblers somewhere. All things are possible.

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