spatula/trowel/spoon

[PFSchaffner]

My first thought on this was that it was a pharmacist's (or apothecary's)
spatula. One end is flat and trowel-like, the other a spoon of quite shallow
curvature.  a similar-looking item is described in an ebay posting in typical
eBay form as "Antique... Medical-Pharmacy-Apothecary-Spatula & Spoon...
-Collectible-RARE"  http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/antique-burr-medical-pharmacy-415635222
But I don't really know.

[lptools]

Hello, My guess is a founder's tool, used for shaping the sand castings, usually spatula shaped. I have also been told that a lot of the tradesmen back then made their own. Regards, Lou

[oldgoaly]

molder / moulder's tool called a slickening spoon

[Ken W.]

I use something just like that for pointing chimney's .

[leg17]

I wonder if it is used by clay sculptors.
Looks a little delicate for foundry work.

[wvtools]

That one is listed in Sellen's under Moulder's (sand and plaster) tools as a slick and oval spoon.  There were many different sizes and shapes of these (casting) sand moulding tools.  If I understand the process correctly, they were used to clean up the sand moulding and add details after the form was pulled out.  I have a chest out in the storage barn that I have not got to cleaning yet that is filled with them.  Most of them are steel, but some are brass.

[PFSchaffner]

Believe it or not, "moulder's tool" was my second guess. But I
don't know enough about sand casting to be confident.
Thanks everyone, and happy hunting.