1840 Axe used in rural south????

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Dagny

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I am a writer and wonder what kind of axe might have been used in the early 1840s in a frontier town in south Arkansas? The family who owned the axe were merchants recently arrived from New Orleans so they would have had access to merchandise there before settling in AR. I would like to obtain a photo of an axe of that period for use in the article I'm writing.

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In 1840 New Orleans was the fourth largest port in the world. English, Spanish, French, Asian, if it was made for trade you could get it there. Plus a ton of shipwrights and local blacksmiths. So basically any thing pre Civil War from any of the major trading countries would be correct. .......Randy
 
Yeah I would think people from the area would be able to get their hands on just about anything, especially axe wise. 1840's for the most part doesn't really pre date axe manufacturing in the USA, but it wasn't at it's prime yet either. A european axe might of been more common, especially as mentioned with it being such a large port. Though Collins should of been rolling along well by now, and their products went all over the world, so probably a Collins axe wouldn't be out of the question. A good general photo would probably be a good ole hewing axe, which I see Steve has already provided.
 
Interesting, my family migrated to that area in the 1852, from AL. I know that in the Dequeen area there were blacksmiths, and a trade route as Indian Territory was right next door and there were a lot of trees to be felled.
 
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