Need help identifying blade

[gnomadic_nic]

Hola,
This is my first post in this forum. I’ve done a ton of Googling and can’t find any information on this blade I recently bought at an antique mall. It looks similar to an ulu, so I bought it to thin hides that I tan. But I’m not sure that’s what it was made for. It’s imprinted with the E.C. Simmons Keen Kutter stamp with “made in USA” under that. I read that this company sold out in the 1940’s. Is it possible this blade is that old?

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[tltt]

These were usually catalogued a two things when they were around, Dough Knives and Bowl Knives, depending on the audience they were selling too. Dough knives are basically used for cutting up large hunks of dough into smaller pieces. Bowl knives are in the same family as mezzaluna and household ulu. This size would usually be used with a large bowl or dished out basin for mincing meat, cheese, vegetables, etc....

Here's a modern version -

https://lamsonproducts.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/34250-W-1.jpg .

I'm not sure when they stopped selling them, but they were somewhat common in 1900 - 1930's catalogs in that style.

 

[gnomadic_nic]

These were usually catalogued a two things when they were around, Dough Knives and Bowl Knives, depending on the audience they were selling too. Dough knives are basically used for cutting up large hunks of dough into smaller pieces. Bowl knives are in the same family as mezzaluna and household ulu. This size would usually be used with a large bowl or dished out basin for mincing meat, cheese, vegetables, etc....

Here's a modern version -

https://lamsonproducts.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/34250-W-1.jpg .

I'm not sure when they stopped selling them, but they were somewhat common in 1900 - 1930's catalogs in that style.

Oh, of course! Thanks a bunch!