Came from an old farm

Never seen anything like it. It definitely has been hammered on, maybe for splitting off shakes like a froe or splitting slate tiles.

SLAG,

Greetings: steel hammering folks.

Permit me to hazard a guess.

It looks like slater's tool. (yeh the gents that make roofs of slate).

The long straight edge would be used for trimming slate edges.

Just a guess.

Try the various books/booklets authored by Sloane, and the divers Shelbourne Museum's books for possible pictures that look like your tool.

Hope that helps.

SLAG.

 

That's a broom making hammer.  Make the old style brooms with it.

Here's a link on worthpoint that explains it.  Moderators feel free to delete the link if you find it inappropriate.  

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Yep, that is it. A google search for broom makers hammer confirmed it.

11 hours ago, Farmall said:

That's a broom making hammer.  Make the old style brooms with it.

 

 

Thanks! I knew someone here would know!

Very cool, I learned something first thing this morning. 

Frosty The Lucky.