Any antique tool experts?

[West Jersey Detecting]

My friend had this sitting in his truck. He said it was in the garage he uses for storage. It looks to be very old to me.

I can't read the engraving.


Any experts?

 

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[SCMDing]

Looks like an old railroad shovel too me. Hard to see the actual shovel itself, but does not look like an early one.

Take a look here.

http://valentineantiquegallery.com/i-131372-antique-railroad-shovel.html

 

[Painter65]

Sorry...I dont believe its that old. Better luck next time!

 

[Gypsy Heart]

Grain shovel

 

[petersra]

I have a 5 prong pitch fork in my shed with a wooden handle like that. It came from a farm in South Jersey. Mine is probably from around 1920s based on the age of the farm. My parents bought this part of the farm in 1960 and they were the third owner. The previous owner left a lot of old tools that were there when the original owner died and he bought the farm in the mid 1940's. The original owner built the farm house around 1900. I don't know how much the shovel is worth, but I use my pitchfork all the time, so it is worth to me what a replacement pitchfork would cost.

 

[crazyjarhead]

Looks old but not too sure. I have never seen that type of handle before

 

[nhbenz]

Sorry...I dont believe its that old. Better luck next time!

You don't believe its how old?

I've heard of these referred to as coal shovels, useful both at homes in the days of coal fired furnaces as well as in railway applications. Grain shovels are a bit wider/deeper I believe, but it could easily be used for that too.

 

[kdismuke1]

SUPER FINDS. CONGRATS.

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

I have a 5 prong pitch fork in my shed with a wooden handle like that. It came from a farm in South Jersey. Mine is probably from around 1920s based on the age of the farm. My parents bought this part of the farm in 1960 and they were the third owner. The previous owner left a lot of old tools that were there when the original owner died and he bought the farm in the mid 1940's. The original owner built the farm house around 1900. I don't know how much the shovel is worth, but I use my pitchfork all the time, so it is worth to me what a replacement pitchfork would cost.

This shovel was in an old garage in South Jersey. It looks like the engraving may say 1918 or 1913, but it does not look like machined engraving. I am unfamiliar with the handle type as well. It could possible be made by the same South Jersey tool smith.

 

[dfx willy]

befor something really starts getting shoveled i want to say nice find. willy.