What is it

[mag]

What is it and it's worth

 

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[BamaBill]

Need to know what size it is. However, on first look it resembles a hoe blade.

 

[Gypsy Heart]

Hoe

 

[mag]

Need to know what size it is. However, on first look it resembles a hoe blade.

5" wide
the hole is at an angle to the blade

 

[River Rat]

I agree with Gypsy, Mrs. O and Canewrap.

RR

 

[John (Ma)]

How about a garden trench digger, is that better?

 

[fossis]

I agree with Gypsy, Mrs. O and Canewrap.

RR

I am in agreement with all of the above. :P

Fossis............

 

[RON (PA)]

I agree with the others. Might be worth $3 - $5, but that is just a guess. Hope it helps. Looks like it might be 25+ years older. Again, just a guess.

 

[silverswede]

Be pretty hard to tell what an old crusty one eyed hoe like that would go for. Maybe on eBay?

 

[diggerfororo]

I believe the full name is "grubbin Hoe" Was used to remove roots and tough weeds in the garden.

 

[artemis moon]

For an estimate of value, ask Don Imus

 

[stefen]

Have got 2 old ho's in the shed and 1 in the house...not sure which is worth more

These were turn-of-the-century hoes can still be found in good order...actually have several in good working order...

 

[{Sentinel}]

Yes, some call them entrenchment tools...others.....Hoes. LOL I have found them labeled as both. If they are found on a battlefield or close to earthworks etc....we tend to call them entrenchment tools.

 

[Jim West Pa]

That particular style is known as a colonial era slave or cotton hoe.

 

[Montana Jim]

Eye Hoes
The Eye Hoe is a powerful cultivating tool well suited to large-scale cultivation. The blade of an Eye Hoe is forged with hole (the eye) through which the shaft is inserted. This is a very versatile hoe and cuts deeper than other hoes.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ANTIQUE-GARDEN-HOE-HEAD-TOOL-HAND-FORGED_W0QQitemZ250168143971QQcmdZViewItem

http://www.uniquities.ca/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=801

 

[aa battery]

Thanks jim for the explanation. I eyed my hoes without digging.aa

 

[re-tek]

looks like what you have there is a crusty, one holed hoe with a chipped blade and a rough shank. i would strongly suggest you do not press this hoe into service and it may fail under load. you may be left with nothing more than a wood shaft and no hoe.

regards
re-tek

 

[Marty-Graw]

I agree with the others. Might be worth $3 - $5, but that is just a guess. Hope it helps. Looks like it might be 25+ years older. Again, just a guess.

ron hit it right on....the $3-$5 would be in the cleaned up state tho

 

[{Sentinel}]

The man on Collectors Antiques sells them for$35 in a cleaned state. Usually ones found on Civil War battlefields