Iron Age?

[F350Platinum]

Finally got around to investigating this odd piece of iron I dug a couple days ago. 

At first I thought it was a leaf spring, then "Lensed" it, and some sword crossguards came up. Couldn't find an iron one, and this one has a slight curve in its length as well as its width.

This morning I took a wire brush to it, and lettering appeared:

It reads "iron age". Looked that up, and found this:

In the early 1900s there was a company that made farm and garden tools called Iron Age. This must be a part of one of these tools/machines.

Usually I don't investigate iron I dig, but I'm glad I did this time. 😀

[JCR]

It is called a double shovel. Used on a push plow to make furrows in the garden. I use mine all the time in my garden with different attachments.

[F350Platinum]

1 hour ago, JCR said:

It is called a double shovel. Used on a push plow to make furrows in the garden. I use mine all the time in my garden with different attachments.

Thanks for the ID! The backstory of what I find is often as fun as the finds. I hope this sort of stuff is interesting here.

[JCR]

I agree. Figuring out a find and the site is a lot of the fun.