19th Century Hand-forged Shingling Hatchet antique shaker brush the women's branch of the

the women's branch of the US Army--formed as an auxiliary unit (WAAC)  in 1942

with on little darker patch right between the eyes

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

There are a few little scratches to the surface of the clay and some fraying to the tie of her skirt

19th Century Hand-forged Shingling Hatchet antique shaker brush the women's branch of theI 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