18th/19th-century Sugar Cutter.

This sugar axe from the late 18th or early 19th century may seem quite surprising to modern consumers, who are accustomed to sugar cubes neatly arranged in a box or to powdered sugar. However, until the invention of sugar cubes in 1873 by the Czech Jacob Kristof Rad (1799–1871), the sugar axe was an indispensable tool for housewives.
In fact, sugar in Europe was very often packaged in the form of a conical sugar loaf, invented by the Venetians in the 15^th century. This agglomerated sugar was very hard, and a metal axe was needed to break it off. This example measures approximately 31.5 centimeters, making it easy to handle. At one end is a curved blade for chopping off large chunks, and at the other is a hammer-shaped tip for further reducing the size of the resulting pieces. In good overall condition, with signs of use.

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