Small mallet with a between-centers turned sugar maple (Acer saccharum) head and a red maple (Acer rubrum) between-centers turned handle turned through head and wedged. What appears to have been a defect in one face of the head was drilled out, and a 9/16" dia. hickory (Carya spp.) plug inserted.
Acquired by the source from Sister Emma J. Neale of the Church Family, Mount Lebanon, NY.
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Shaker Museum Mallet. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=24395. Accessed on October 31, 2024
