Some what'i'ts for a friend.

[Stoney]

My friend asked me to put this tool before this August Body to find out anything about it.







Any answers?  I said maybe for cleaning snow out of Polar Bear paws LOL

[scottg]

How about stretching leather framing strips on a toboggan or snowshoes?
  yours Scott
 

[Ken W.]

I also have one of these.I think I posted a pic on here a while back.I can't remember tho.

[rusty]

You are close...

Ice chipper made by the Alaska Freezer Co, Winchenden,MA

Patented 1903, Charles H Moore, #740162

Here are some more:
http://icetoolcollections.com/4icechippers.htm

[Papaw]

And here is another one-

This is a vintage ice chipper with multiple picks! This 4 pronged ice chipper was most likely used to break large ice blocks into smaller chips for drinks, for ice cream makers or to pack around food or other items to keep them cold. Overall, this ice pick measures 9 3/8" long and has a metal protrusion on the end that may have been used to crack ice. On the back (or is that the front?!) are the words "Lightning, North Bros Mfg Co. Phila PA USA". The top appears to be made of cast iron and the handle is wooden. The wooden handle has lost all of its paint over the years and has some chips missing from the end near the metal protrusion - another reason I believe that this end was made for cracking ice.

http://www.addoway.com/viewad/Collectible-Vintage-Ice-Tool-Lightning-North-Bros-15427