Object ID:
1987.55.1
Collection:
Hatten Lumber-Small Collection
Object Name:
Hammer
Description:
Lumber marking hammer from Hatten-Meikeljohn Lumber Company, "HM" raised on either end to mark logs
Year Range from:
1891
Year Range to:
1895
Material:
Wood/Metal
VE Exhibit Label 1:
Around 1891, William Hatten and James Meikeljohn formed Hatten-Meikeljohn Lumber Company. They purchased logs and used the Embarrass River to float them down to the mill. Farmers from the area also sold logs by the wagonload to the mill. James Meilkejohn died in 1895. Hatten renamed the mill the Hatten Lumber Company.
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