I HAVE DUG THESE AT SEVERAL SITES....

[60streeter]

THEY SEAM TO BE TOY AXES.... EVEN THE BADE IS TAPERED. MANY HAVE A HOLE IN THE BOTOM OF THE HANDLE.... ANYONE ELSE DIG THESE?

 

[stetam]

Those are what the Keebler elves use to chop up the cookie dough.

Steve

 

[Bucktrout]

Yes I have dug similar “axes” at older sites. Mine were made of lead- figured it was a kids toy.

 

[HungryGhost]

Don’t ax me!

I’ll see myself out.

 

[MasonDixonMding]

Yes I dug one at a late 1700s site. It’s one of my favorite finds.

I thought I had the only one. I guess it was a popular toy back than?

 

[The Rebel]

My buddy has dug a few of them. If l remember correctly they were for the Order of Woodsman.

@fastfrank

 

[rcornell]

About the right size for a Cracker Jack prize and I do think they made metal toys early on.

 

[MasonDixonMding]

About the right size for a Cracker Jack prize and I do think they made metal toys early on.

Cracker Jack started in 1896 the newest thing I found at the site I found this at was 1830

 

[60streeter]

About the right size for a Cracker Jack prize and I do think they made metal toys early on. at least a hundred years older....

 

[rcornell]

THEY SEAM TO BE TOY AXES.... EVEN THE BADE IS TAPERED. MANY HAVE A HOLE IN THE BOTOM OF THE HANDLE.... ANYONE ELSE DIG THESE?

Any other similar sized items? Something that small, if a toy, would have been for use with a doll I would guess. Any dolls or doll parts... might not be metal, could have been wood or ceramic? Other items of similar size... knife, pistol, pot, pans, etc.? If not a toy, then I would have to lean towards the other comment about Woodmen.

 

[metaladdict]

End of golf clubs

 

[fastfrank]

My buddy has dug a few of them. If l remember correctly they were for the Order of Woodsman.

@fastfrank

Here are the two I've found

 

[MasonDixonMding]

Here are the two I've found

Very cool!