For #TriviaTuesday this week we have this mallet from the late 19th century. It is 17.5 cm in length and 3.5 cm in depth. What was it used for? - ThreadSky

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For #TriviaTuesday this week we have this mallet from the late 19th century. It is 17.5 cm in length and 3.5 cm in depth. What was it used for?

Hitting things.

Judging from the replies with the correct answer, I would have been closer with

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ntG50eXbBtc

Hitting knees ?

Hi Amina! This mallet was used to condense gold dental fillings.

That sounds much more painful than my suggestion of a teensy knee-tapping mallet

lobotomies?

Hello! This mallet was used to condense gold dental fillings.

Dental mallet?

Hi Juliet! You're correct 😊

Ooh! Thank you! ☺️

In case the anaesthetic doesn't work?

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In the back pocket of every 1850’s budding neurosurgeon?

Hello! This mallet was used to condense gold dental fillings.

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