Antique Farm Tool Maybe

[Acagedrebel]

 

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[CreakyDigger]

Cabbage chopper? It would cut like the hand-held two-blade kitchen choppers, but this would work a lot faster.

 

[Red-Coat]

This is not exactly the same as yours, but it looks like an antique straw-cutter. This one in wrought iron from the 1800s:

 

[invent4hir]

A guillotine for slaughtering farm animals was my first thought - but I like Red-Coat's ID way better...

 

[bowwinkles]

looks like straw cutter nailed it: https://www.ebay.com/itm/ANTIQUE-WROUGHT-IRON-STRAW-CUTTER-FARM-TOOL-19TH-CENTURY/141946608262

 

[Acagedrebel]

Thanks guys for the use of your knowledge y’all seem to never disappoint ..

 

[bradyboy]

my first thought was an old oil filter wrench-
Brady

 

[Tony in SC]

I think I have seen one used as a broom cutter.