Tools, mallet, wooden cylindrical, c1880

Historical information

Early settlers in Moorabbin Shire had to be self reliant and made their own clothes and tools as they established homes and farms for their families

Significance

An example of the tools used by pioneer settlers in Moorabbin Shire c1880

Physical description

c1880 Hand made, wooden mallet with cylindrical head, reinforced at ends with tin bands, and a wooden handle

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