Pin Mauls-Pestle Mallet (3)

Smith Tavern has two pin mauls and a pestle mallet.  Pin Mauls were used to hammer-in wooden pins or nails (also called trunnels) to connect beams or pinning a wedge.  A trunnel allowed wooden joints to move with atmospheric changes without being torn apart.

 

Pestle mallets were used to drive wedges.  Smith Tavern’s pestle mallet is a whitish wood.   

Reference:  Reverence for Wood, Eric Slone, page #37.

Catalog Items:

Item 85-31-1

Location:	Floor in Front of Panel 16
Length:	15 cm
Width:	15 cm
Height:	27 cm
Weight:	1719 g

This pin maul has “A.D. Stone” imprinted on the top surface.

Item T47

Location:	Floor in Front of Panel 16
Length:	17 cm
Width:	18 cm
Height:	24 cm
Weight:	2092 g

Item No ID

Location:	Floor in Front of Panel 16
Length:	11 cm
Width:	10 cm
Height:	22 cm
Weight:	659 g