I have a favorite Hammond cobbler’s hammer that I often use to persuade joinery
to go together. These hammers are good because their wide domed faces don’t
leave dents — as long as you don’t get too carried away. So sometime back I ran
across a Hammond claw hammer that I just could’t leave behind. Since I know
there are hammer aficionados on the list, I thot I would share it:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/77280442@N.../37087402964/in/dateposted-public/

And here it is alongside my Stanley 7-oz. hammer:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/77280442@N.../37126778233/in/dateposted-public/

Bill

Very cool, Bill.  Here are 3 Hammond hammers that are in a gorgeous box owned by
a friend.  He bought it in 1974 from the great-grandson of a finish carpenter
working from about 1860 to retirement in 1919 in Harrisburg PA.  There are 3
pictures, so move to the right.  And the rest of the box is on there too - the
saws at the beginning are astounding.  There is a big H Disston with a stamp
that is also stamped with a hardware store in Harrisburg, apparently very rare.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ruby1638/7057366297/in/album-72157629405997020/
Inner-web says 1869 to 1920’s

Charles Hammond originally operated under the name C. HAMMOND. He marked the
tools that were made in his factory as C. HAMMOND'S until sometime around the
turn of the century; perhaps until the teens. After that some tools were marked
C. HAMMOND & SON, while some were identified as C. HAMMOND Brand. Quite possibly
those marked C. HAMMOND'S were made before the company name was changed and the
“& SON” was added..
Looks like yours is one of the older ones

Ed Minch