Anyone Collect Axes & Hatchets?

[vikingdog]

A William Mann hewing axe made near Lewistown, Pennsylvania pre 1900. I don't think it's ever been used.

[montemojo]

Hi Mike, I dont collect axes. I have a friend who has been collecting axes for over 30 years. I will see him tomorrow morning and show him your post.

Monte

[vikingdog]

Cool, ask him what he collects and to post some here?

[montemojo]

Mike he has a 30 x30 building full of axes. All kinds firemans parade axes from the 1800's an executioners axe. And so on. I will be glad to show him this thread. I didn't know that this thread existed. I have been wanting him to frequent AAPK. Maybe this will entice him to do so.

Monte

[vikingdog]

Sounds good Monte, I'll look forward to it.

[FRJ]

What a beautiful ax, Mike!!
It's good to see you here.

[vikingdog]

Thanks Joe! Here are two NOS William Ender's Oak Leaf heads. They were part of Simmons hardware in St. Louis. Also an original piece of artwork for an early Collins catalog.

[montemojo]

Hi everybody, here is a rare one. My freind is trying to get registered his user name is waytho50 but needs a mod to accept him.

Heres another rare one

Thanks for looking

Monte

[Miller Bro's]

My freind is trying to get registered his user name is waytho50 but needs a mod to accept him.Monte

I just took care of that

[montemojo]

Thank you Dimitri

[vikingdog]

Those are great axes. I've always wanted a Lincoln axe. They were made various companies over the years. Mann Edge Tool made them at one time.
here is an example of the transfer paper that was used in the etching process of that axe.

[vikingdog]

This is the brass printing plate that was used to print on the shipping crates.

[montemojo]

Those are great Mike, the axes I posted belong to my friend. Now that he is registered. He will be posting more. He knows a good bit about Marbles too.

Monte

[vikingdog]

This is a photo of the grinding department at Mann Edge Tool Company in Lewistown, Pennsylvania pre 1900. This was a dangerous
job because of the grit they breathed in at the grinding wheels. Also once in awhile one of the big wheels would come apart while in use and throw pieces around. They all have turpentine pattern heads on their sticks, a pattern that was obsolete by the early 1900s.

The head pictured is one made by them as well as a poster I printed from an original printing plate.

[FRJ]

Mike, that's a great old picture of those men of early days.

What an interesting ax head pattern. You showed this before, I think. I've seen it somewhere.
Was it designed to cut a pocket in a tree trunk so you could insert a spout and get pine pitch
to refine into turpentine?

[vikingdog]

That's correct Joe. They also called them box axes because they would cut a little box shaped opening in the tree to collect the sap.

[FRJ]

Thanks, Mike.

[TripleF]

This is a photo of the grinding department at Mann Edge Tool Company in Lewistown, Pennsylvania pre 1900. This was a dangerous
job because of the grit they breathed in at the grinding wheels. Also once in awhile one of the big wheels would come apart while in use and throw pieces around. They all have turpentine pattern heads on their sticks, a pattern that was obsolete by the early 1900s.

The head pictured is one made by them as well as a poster I printed from an original printing plate.

Magnificent info! Thanks!

Nothing to brag about here but I did pick up this PENNCRAFT Thursday

[vikingdog]

Very nice hatchet! I'm not familiar with the name, I'll have to do some looking.

[orvet]

Back in the 1970s I bought some tools at the local JC Penney's store. It was a larger JC Penney store than I had seen in smaller towns, but I remember specifically some screwdrivers with the brand name of Penncrest. I know they had other tools there also.
And now, I am remembering that someone made knives for JC Penney's also, I think it may have been Schrade.
Aha! I found opposed they had made somewhere else with a JC Penny's display of knives. Think they may have a little Schrade DNA in them?

I don't know who made your JC Penney's hatchet, but I am certain the Penncrest name was JC Penney's even though it may not appear on the knives.

[montemojo]

Dale, the 9630 on the display looks like it may have some camillus DNA

Monte

[Miller Bro's]

Penncraft was a J.C. Penny line and most of their tools were made by the New Britain Machine Company.

[orvet]

Dale, the 9630 on the display looks like it may have some camillus DNA

Monte

It could be, but most all of my Camillus made 72 pattern have match striker pulls.
That one has a long straight pull, like the Schrade 863. Interesting now that I type out the number, 863and the Penncrest 9630even share part of the model number, i.e. the 63.
Both of the fixed blades are definitely Schrade. The quality of that picture is not good enough to blow it up and read the tang stamps. But when I do blow it up there appears to be an oval etch on the blades. That might be the Penneys logo that is shown on the display.
I have seen many Schrade knives with the Schrade or Schrade Walden tang stamps and the department store or hardware chain name or logo etched on the blade. I have seen that with several companies including Ace Hardware. From the same Ace Hardware store I bought and 89OT with a Schrade tang stamp, and as I recall the Ace Hardware etch on the blade as well as one that was tang stamp MM89 which was Ace Hardware's number for the 89OT.

If we can get a closer look at those knives we could tell for sure but I'm thinking most all of those were probably made by Schrade, or Schrade Walden at this particular point in time because there is a Barlow in there.

[montemojo]

Thanks Dale, I appreciate all the information. Now if I can retain all of it

Monte

[orvet]

Thanks Dale, I appreciate all the information. Now if I can retain all of it

Monte

Unfortunately my friend I know all too well what you mean!