This one is a bit of a conundrum- looks to be blackmith-made from a single piece of steel, cut and forged into shape. Measures approx. 12" in length overall, the bottom (long) leg tapers and is ground to a crude chisel/ screwdriver blade shape; the 3 other legs/ arms look like they are designed to be struck. This was part of a box of old junk that I purchased on a whim. I'm puzzled as to what it could have been used for, any ideas?
Another mystery tool, any ideas?
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Phil Pascoe
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Nyuck, Nyuck, Nyuck!
Take it to a church. 
Pete
Pete
dannyr
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?stonemason/quarryman tool? - a chisel/'drill'/'jumper' - the side bars to be hit from the other side to get the chisel out without splitting the stone by levering too much --- seen something a bit similar but longer
The other tool with sidebars is a scythe 'anvil' - stick it into any stump of wood by the field being harvested and then peen your scythe on top - again the side-bars to get it out
interesting, anyway
The other tool with sidebars is a scythe 'anvil' - stick it into any stump of wood by the field being harvested and then peen your scythe on top - again the side-bars to get it out
interesting, anyway
Cabinetman
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Possibly a manhole cover lifter? I know they are fitted with keyhole slots now but they weren’t always. Ian
Some great suggestion there, thank you all. I did think it might be a stone working tool- a jumper, but it is small, maybe for a monumental stone worker perhaps?
The Scythe peening anvil is also interesting, although the anvil face is very small. If only these tools could talk!
The Scythe peening anvil is also interesting, although the anvil face is very small. If only these tools could talk!
