RARE EARLY JOHN THAYER PATENT 1862 MULTITOOL HAMMER
This is an ultra rare1862 Thayer's multipurpose tool
It is a hammer, puller, screwdriver, rule
It is marked Thayer's Pat June 24 1862 It is approximately 9 1/2 inches long, though it is adjustable
It has a wooden handle
Thayer described it as a “shank or bar graduated to form a scale” with a “screwdriver and a claw on the ends of said shank or bar,” with an adjustable “handle or sleeve” and an adjustable “hammer-head.”
The idea is to slide the handle/sleeve and the hammer head away from their respective ends to use this as a screwdriver and claw, and back down into their end positions to use it as a tack hammer and tack puller
CONDITION
Very good
Very good
Metal should be cleaned
No other issues noted
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