🔎 UNIDENTIFIED Pickaxe head or some kind of farmer's plow?

[perdidogringo]

Hi there,

Need some help from membership- Found this yesterday in a forest preserve in Illinois that was formerly farmland. I'm guessing it is some sort of axe head or a plow? All feedback welcome. It's fairly heavy. Thank you in advance.

 

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[russau]

Nice find ! Congratulations !

 

[robertk]

Looks like some kind of pick axe head to me.

 

[Athens]

Hi there,

Need some help from membership- Found this yesterday in a forest preserve in Illinois that was formerly farmland. I'm guessing it is some sort of axe head or a plow? All feedback welcome. It's fairly heavy. Thank you in advance.

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It reminds me of a adze ax just a thought.

 

[Tpmetal]

Is the hole tapered? That would mostly determine if it was attached to a wooden handle or not.

 

[perdidogringo]

Is the hole tapered? That would mostly determine if it was attached to a wooden handle or not.

No, the hole isn't tapered. Here's another view more from the top.

 

[Tpmetal]

While not having a tapered or oblong hole doesn't 100 percent mean it was not fixed to a handle, I would lean more towards it being from a piece of machinery or something like that

 

[pepperj]

Hi there,

Need some help from membership- Found this yesterday in a forest preserve in Illinois that was formerly farmland. I'm guessing it is some sort of axe head or a plow? All feedback welcome. It's fairly heavy. Thank you in advance.

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Measurements would help, like a actual tape measurement.
Yes I can see the quarter, but a coin reference is good enough for a similar sized item.
I have an idea, but will wait until you get back on with length & thickness/ width.
Thanks.

 

[Tpmetal]

How about an old log dog? Would be two of these connected by a chain. Does the fat end appear to have been hammered on at all?
Edit: Look up antique Maine log dog, makes sense for location found if one end of it looks like it's been struck by a hammer/axe

 

[ARC]

Bucket tooth.

....... old old style. perhaps.

 

[Tpmetal]

Bucket tooth.

I had that thought as well, but just seemed a bit long and thin for that.

 

[ARC]

I had that thought as well, but just seemed a bit long and thin for that.

Mayeb not from an excavators but from Tiller tooth.

 

[ARC]

I had that thought as well, but just seemed a bit long and thin for that.

I cannot find any exact match on old ones... so...

 

[Blackfoot58]

Looks more like the head of a mattock.
Can you turn it sideways so we can see the cross section without the hole?

 

[ticndig]

blacksmith tool # 15?

 

[perdidogringo]

Measurements would help, like a actual tape measurement.
Yes I can see the quarter, but a coin reference is good enough for a similar sized item.
I have an idea, but will wait until you get back on with length & thickness/ width.
Thanks.

Here are measurements- Approximately 10.25" X 2.25" X 2" (thickest side).

 

[perdidogringo]

How about an old log dog? Would be two of these connected by a chain. Does the fat end appear to have been hammered on at all?
Edit: Look up antique Maine log dog, makes sense for location found if one end of it looks like it's been struck by a hammer/axe

I don't see any hammer marks... but it is pretty rusted.

 

[perdidogringo]

Looks more like the head of a mattock.
Can you turn it sideways so we can see the cross section without the hole?

Like this?

 

[ARC]

Upon relooking at these new photos... i am thinking it is some form of wedge ... probably lost at its new state.

 

[ARC]

something perhaps along these lines.