Don Shears Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 An old utility hammer manufactured by John Bertram & Sons Co. of Dundas Ontario, Canada. On display outside of the Local Museum in Massey Ontario, between Sudbury and Sault Ste. Marie. I guess-timate that it’s between 150 and 200 lbs. I took these pictures 28 March 2012. I’m not sure of the hammer’s history, or if it ran off air or steam. But there’s still a certain appeal to seeing it kept for historical reasons and sort of maintained (painted at least) rather then scrapped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marksnagel Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 I love it when I stumble across something that perhaps hundreds of people travel by each day and don't even see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironstein Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 That's a cool looking piece of history. It would be fun to get it running and put it in my shop! Glad to see its there for the public to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forgemaster Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Would'nt it be cool if we could find a town called Bertram and they have a hammer out side their museum only this time its a Massey. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forgemaster Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Anyone else notice that they have installed it with the dies 90deg out of place. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Shears Posted June 4, 2012 Author Share Posted June 4, 2012 Forgemaster - until you commented about it I hadn't noticed the dies being 90 degrees out. Also I checked Google Earth Streetview, if you follow the Trans-Canada highway through Massey you'll see the hammer on the northern side of the street. At the time I took the pictures, I thought it was a touch ironic/ bit of kismit to find the hammer there. Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 There is a big H frame hammer along the way to "The Big Pit" coal mine museum in Wales and I found a blacksmithing museum in Germany once as they had a 250? Kilo "luft hammer" at the end of the driveway. Better a display than scrapped; but better still to be in USE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOblacksmith0530 Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 I think they should ship the hammer to me and i will fix the dies and after some extensive testing (might take years) i will arrange to have it returned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forgemaster Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Got some by the road hammers here in Aus, this one is under an overpass on the Great Western highway (I think) in Sydney. It originally came from Chollora Junction Railway workshops. Missing the bottom die and anvil though of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOC Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 yep, i think i was told the yellow one was from one of the workshops north of the tracks at Chullora. Also think it was one built under license, by the railways department. Andrew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratel10mm Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 The rest of it is probably at Moony's :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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