19th Century Hand-forged Shingling Hatchet antique shaker brush Spatula: 7 7/8" long x

Spatula: 7 7/8" long x 2 1/8" wide x 5/8" deep

with the central image including several vignettes occurring in a shop of some sort accompanied by the phrase "Keep Thy Shop and Thy Shop Will Keep Thee" (another reason why this one won me

it seems there was a whole set of them produced (copyright 1947)

it feels warm and cozy and great for really playing with

I have not found another quite like it

19th Century Hand-forged Shingling Hatchet antique shaker brush Spatula: 7 7/8" long xI know nothing about axes hatchets and, truth be told, when I found this one I read the hand written tag as saying "slinging" axe, rather than "shingling" axe, which filled me with satisfying visions of throwing this across the yard when in need of release! Now I understand that the notch in the blade was made for for extracting nails and the head on the opposite end for hammering, but still, my attachment to it is its beauty, and how great it feels