This was in a bunch of tools donated to our local Historical Society. The curator put it on the table with the sign "What is this?"; someone (unknown) filled out a card saying it was used on the railroad, to rake coals off the roadbed. Does anyone recognize this, perhaps describe how and when it is used?
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Interesting - looks to be made out of sickle bar blades.
Used to remove/move combustible forest ground surface material. A fire line where no material would burn. Another tool was a combination of an ax and a mattock.
@Mike CT posted:Used to remove/move combustible forest ground surface material. A fire line where no material would burn. Another tool was a combination of an ax and a mattock.
Give that man a seegar
My grandmother had one you use it just like a hoe. It was made using sickle plades it had a red handle the sickle plade part was painted silver. Used it many times worked great.
similar to a fire dept. BOSTON RAKE...
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