Please ID

Long tool is stamped AX 360. Knife has no markings that I can find.

 

In what part of the world did you find these? (I ask because we're an international forum.)

Debora

 

The blade is a carpet knife.

 

Y'really should spring for a better tape measure!

 

Has that got scotch tape on the end ?.... 'waste not-want not'

 

The first tool looks like a specialized wrench of some sort. Please post some photos of the working end (opposite the T handle). If we can see the shape we may be able to figure out what it was designed to engage with.

 

USA

 

Curved end is 2 inches tip to tip. Also shaft has a twist in it.

 

How about for shaft or other seal packing...from back in the day before off-the-shelf seals?

 

Looks a tiny bit like a cast iron lid lifter on an antique stove,but just a guess.

 

a branding iron..?

 

Not sure about the first one, but the possible carpet knife idea sounds very plausible. However, it appears to have some age to it.....when did fitted carpets emerge I wonder. That said, we do use a quite similar knife in leatherwork, a wicked tool called a 'Satans claw'. This is used from underneath a large hide to quickly cut out intricate shapes, and of course, being underneath the hide, reduces the risk of slipping and ruining the surface of the leather...........But mind the fingers, if you do slip it is well capable of cutting your fingers off too!

 

I'll go with carpet / linoleum knife...

 

thats a carpet knife, I have a 5 inch scar on my hand & thumb from one just like it

 

The familiar tufted carpeting, installed wall to wall (fitted), became feasible and popular after WWII. Linoleum was invented in 1860.

A curved blade such as this had many other uses besides cutting flooring, as you point out. It is basically a small billhook and it cuts on the pull stroke, which can be useful in many crafts and farming activities. With slight variations it goes by other names such as hawksbill, hook knife, banana knife, and pruning knife.

And, as wikipedia helpfully notes, "This tool can also be used to jimmy doors open by bypassing the safety latch in the doorjamb".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linoleum_knife

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