Chinese hammer
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23690
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.30
- Description
- Metal hammer with wooden handle.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store “Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.”, Victoria B.C. This item is used for crushing hard materia medica such as the Carapace/Plastron of turtle. It is used for loosening the dense materia medica such as roots or to crush a large amount of materia medica.
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Measurements
- 5 cm height x 17 cm long