Old tool ID needed ***SOLVED***

[ModernMiner]

Well, the highlight of my day yesterday was this old tool.
I dug it in the backyard of an 1847 house. I'm assuming it was some sort of soldering tool or blacksmiths tool?
The handle section as you can see was made of iron, and the tip is copper.
Any idea what it was used for & possibly the age?
Thanks,
MM

 

[mojjax]

Re: Old tool ID needed

soldering iron/tip

 

[traderoftreasures]

Re: Old tool ID needed

right on

 

[ModernMiner]

Re: Old tool ID needed

soldering iron/tip

Thanks Mojjax.
You never let us down on IDing old tools.
-MM-

 

[NGE]

I thought it was a cure for hemmorhoids .......NGE

 

[ModernMiner]

I thought it was a cure for hemmorhoids .......NGE

It could be, but I'm not volunteering to be the test pilot.
-MM-

 

[traderoftreasures]

Whats that end made of?

 

[lostcauses]

Copper

Whats that end made of?

 

[Woodland Detectors]

A soldering tip comprising 50-95 weight percent uncoated copper particles and 5-50 weight percent iron particles is prepared by a method in which the particles are compacted, sintered and shaped into a soldering tip. The soldering tips are durable, resistant to pitting by molten solder, and thermally conductive.....