Very old Baldwin all wood handle shovel steam engine

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We found this at a old estate sale over the weekend I have never saw one like it it is in great condition for its age and I do believe it is very old the handle is all one piece oak or hickory wood not sure the name that we could make out says baldwin knoxall or knoxville and than t is pra not sure who made this shovel but who ever did made it to last we cleaned it up as much as we could trying to make out the name on it my husband or I have never saw any handle made like this w it go's in the shovel the metal is split and the wood handle fits it perfect if you like old primitive or antique tools this one is for you please look at the pictures and tell me what I have I tried looking this up on the iternet but the only thing I could find was it may have been made by the same company that made the Baldwin Locomotive steam engine I believe it was used to scoop the coal in to the fire box of the engine like I stated above I believe this is very old and I have never saw one like it before If you have please email me and let me know what I have the shovel is 37'' long it has a flat blade that is 11-1/2 '' long x 9-1/2''wide Thank you for l@@king at my treasures