A Visit to the Armorer’s Shop at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

[JHCC]

Adam Savage (of “Mythbusters” fame) gets a tour of the armorer’s shop at the Met:

 

Some cool tools and even cooler history. 

 

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[M3F]

Neat stuff. I've heard it said for anvils, we don't own them, we're just their caretakers. 

[George N. M.]

Interesting to see tools we recognize immediately.  The tool with the hole in the head may be some sort of set or monkey tool, IMO, rather than a striking hammer.  If you go to the video on you tube there are a lot of interesting comments that you don't see on the link.  A lot of armoring tools, particularly the hammers, are similar to auto body tools.

Thanks for posting.

GNM

[JHCC]

Interestingly, the Met used to have some of their medieval French woodwork displayed as if it were the walls of an armorer’s shop:

(Photo taken in The Cloisters in the 1920s.)

 

[adhyan]

Nice post! I’ve also visited the Metropolitan Museum and really enjoyed seeing the armorer’s shop. It was fascinating to see the tools and craftsmanship up close. I also used a digital membership card, which saved me a lot of time and gave me more time to focus on my other plans.

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