Spokeshave Tool With Gorgeous Patina nutcracker I believe it dates from

I believe it dates from the early 20th century

Canada pottery

And with its pretty gold-toned wheat design in relief

with no discoloration

Spokeshave Tool With Gorgeous Patina nutcracker I believe it dates fromI've become completely enamored of old handcrafted tools just for the spectacular, typically wonderfully worn objects that they are, but I'm also trying to learn a bit about what they are and do along the way! This is an old wood I think perhaps beech and forged iron spokeshave, the incredible beauty of which photos do not do justice. Spokeshaves which apparently date to prehistoric times, when they were used to shape arrow shafts occupy a space