✅ SOLVED Yardsale Tool Find

[romeo-1]

Picked this up today not having a clue what it is. Looks like a patent date of 1887...any ideas?

 

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[nhbenz]

Ice skate sharpener would be my guess

edit - this was wrong, see post #6

 

[romeo-1]

Reads "PAT JAN 20 87"

 

[CaptEsteban]

Benz has it .

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Ice-Skate-Sharpener-/263537462859

 

[romeo-1]

Ice skate sharpener would be my guess

Unless eBay is wrong it looks like you're right!

 

[nhbenz]

Whoa! Hold on! Wait! ...oops I was wrong. It’s a saw jointer, patented Jan 20 1891: https://encrypted.google.com/patents/US444848

 

[romeo-1]

View attachment 1580831Whoa! Hold on! Wait! ...oops I was wrong. It’s a saw jointer, patented Jan 20 1891: https://encrypted.google.com/patents/US444848

Ahhhh...i thought the gap was a little narrow for ice skates. Thanks for the ID!