A toffee hammer is a very small hammer designed for breaking up sheets or slabs of hard toffee, such as bonfire toffee, into small pieces suitable for consumption. A toffee hammer is sometimes included as a novelty item in gift packs produced by toffee manufacturers. [1] [2]
Toffee hammers were used by suffragettes, in particular members of the Women's Social and Political Union, for breaking windows as a form of protest during their campaign for votes for women. [3]
The term "toffee hammer" may also be used to refer to any unusually small hammer, for example in orthopedic surgery, [4] or to a scaffolder's tool that resembles a toffee hammer. [5]
References
- ^ The Interview – Walkers' Nonsuch – world famous for English toffee & more The Grocery Trader, September 2006. Accessed 4 October 2008.
- ^ The Caledonian Confectionery Company: McCowan's Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 4 October 2008.
- ^ Toffee-hammer used for breaking windows Museum of London. Accessed 24 December 2017.
- ^ Product:Mallet. Description: Toffee Hammer Surgical Holdings Catalogue. Accessed 4 October 2008.
- ^ Scaffold Tools[ dead link] Scaffolder Shop. Accessed 4 October 2008
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