Beautiful Hand-forged and Rasped Presumed Farrier's Tool with Two Files, Hook, and Blade serving pot The postcard

The postcard

The black headed pins clustered on one of the spools would be used to mark the pattern and to provide points around which the thread

This little vase is just big enough for a few stems (a couple of sprigs of red berries would be perfect in it right now)

It's a vintage 1:10 scale model of the 15th c Gutenberg printing press

Beautiful Hand-forged and Rasped Presumed Farrier's Tool with Two Files, Hook, and Blade serving pot The postcardI believe this hand forged and rasped iron tool was made for a farrier's use with the rasped areas on either side used for filing a horse's hooves; the extended, arched blade, with one quite sharp edge, used for shoeing; and the hooked short end as a pick. I'm no expert on hoof care, but I do believe that's what this is, and a very custom, antique example. If without horses around to care for, one could use it, say, as a letter opener, with those