Beautiful Old Hand-forged, Hand-carved Tool slab-made 12 3/8" t x approx

12 3/8" t x approx 5" w with arms by sides

The black painted border is structurally a frame around the sign panel

dating to the 1950s or so I believe

Well loved

I think they are really fabulous and lend themselves to a variety of display permutations

Beautiful Old Hand-forged, Hand-carved Tool slab-made 12 3/8" t x approxMy best guess would be that this tool was used for basketmaking, but I honestly have no idea, I just think it's a very beautiful thing! Two of the arms have hooks at their ends that seem made for grabbing and pulling, and the third seems as if it could be used punching as well as coiling something around. The long arm folds down to rest inside of a groove carved into the side of the handle though at this point it doesn't close quite all the way in.