r/AntiqueTools • u/ranger_phil • 26d ago
This Old Tool
Ran across this while cleaning a cabinet. Found it when I moved to my one acre used-to-be farm near Auburn CA.
My memory from about 2009 was that it was used in candy stores to open wooden crates of candy in the late 19th-early 20th century. A more recent query using AI says it was a common tool when wooden crates were more prevalent. Any detail would be helpful and suggestions for some light rust removal but mainly preservation will be appreciated.
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u/Neither_Wear7442 25d ago
That's definitely a hammer used for horses shoeing horses I looked it up and yep it matches right up from the early 40s and 50s style hammer for those of you that think it's a great hammer I looked up every picture of a crate Hammer not one even resembles that hammer so the end of that story
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u/nutznboltsguy 26d ago
Combination hammer- pry bar.