Another garage sale find - mystery project awaiting me

[D2FB]

A couple MY WIFE picked up for me today for $12 during her Friday garage sale run. All I have seen so far is what you see below but she said the eyes do not look deformed at all and little if any mushrooming of polls ( we have been discussing what to look for after one purchase she made for me was a little too abused for my liking).. No clue what brand they are - she said larger one had a name starting with AMERI... and smaller boys axe had no visible markings. I am assuming these are a full size and a boys axe but they might be a boys axe and a 20 in or so handle hatchet - I never asked her to measure handles

Also got the file shown and one other for $5.50. Problem is I now have 2 full size axes and 2 boys sized axes for reconditioning / re handling - oh well, work to do. The handles on these two may be OK except for a little sanding and ting oil.

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[TARFU'D]

Sweet finds...

 

[D2FB]

Upon closer inspection after arriving home, the smaller axe is an "America's BesT" - 28 in handle; 4 in cutting edge; head 6 3/8 in from poll to edge.

the larger axe is a TrueTemper with A 5 notation on head - 35.5 in handle; 4.75 in cutting edge; head 7 3/8 in from poll to edge

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[Steve Tall]

About that "America's Best" axe:

"America's Best" was the store brand for the Moore-Handley Hardware Company, in Birmingham Alabama. Probably made by one of the major axe makers at the time. Here's a page from their 1948 catalog (from a current auction listing), and an excerpt from "Southern Hardware" (1916) giving the company history.

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[D2FB]

ST, thanks for the original seller ID