Old civil war er house yields cool find!!

[olekyground]

I hit an old civil war era house today. I have pulled many cw relics from the dirt there. However today only snagged a couple items. Found a 1926 wheat penny and this awesome hatchet. I have found axes. I have found hammers. I have never found both in one. I was quite satisfied with my finds even though I didn't get any civil war stuff. Thanks for looking!!! Oh yea can anyone tell me. Round about guess on the age of the Hatchet? Thanks.

 

[dig kzoo]

Great hatchet!

 

[pepperj]

Kind of reminds me of an early version of a shingle hammer.

 

[NOLA_Ken]

It's a carpenters half hatchet. I still use one n some jobs. It looks machine made so post 1900 would be my opinion

 

[CC Hunter]

Lathing Hatchet - circa early 1900's

Prior to the introduction of sheetrock, interior walls and ceilings were covered with strips of wood lath, then coated with plaster. The top of a lathing hatchet is nearly flush with the hammer head, to allow close nailing in tight corners, such as where a wall meets a ceiling. Shingling hatchets are not flush on the top, and extend up above the hammer head.


CC Hunter

 

[HutSiteDigger]

Here is a photo of a Civil War soldier holding a hatchet.. Civil War era hatchets.

 

[olekyground]

That's cool. Thanks for all the comments. However not sure if the one I have is the same as the civil war photo. His axe looks to be quite a bit bigger.

 

[kuger]

That's cool. Thanks for all the comments. However not sure if the one I have is the same as the civil war photo. His axe looks to be quite a bit bigger.

....No....Ken,and CC Ided your item with dead on detail

several details you need to note between yours and the fine pics Hut provided is #1 the flat top of yours which CC described,and the octagon "hammer",on the CW period piece vs yours which is round

 

[NOLA_Ken]

Here's a pic of mine, it's got the 16 inch framing handle on it. It's a True Temper and probably dates 1960's I'd guess

 

[vpnavy]