deltablade
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I found this in Maine a few years ago, and wonder if anyone knows anything about the maker? I has a bouble bevel.
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Baker (?) broad axe head
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Looks like a masting axe. Is it about 10" wide?
Likely Baker Holmes & Brown. Baltimore. From 1857 forward.
Likely Baker Holmes & Brown. Baltimore. From 1857 forward.
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Maybe it was made by one of these axe makers from Maine (listed in The Registry of Maine Toolmakers, from the Davistown Museum):
Baker, D. I.** South Weston, Weston -1879-1882-
Tools Made: Axes
Remarks: He is listed in the 1879, 1881, and 1882 Maine Business Directories.
Baker, C. M. & A.* Bingham -1870-1890
Tools Made: Axes, Shaves, and Driving Calks
Remarks: This company is listed in the 1879 Maine Business Directory. It is also
listed in Hoyt (1875 and 1881).
Baker, D. I.** South Weston, Weston -1879-1882-
Tools Made: Axes
Remarks: He is listed in the 1879, 1881, and 1882 Maine Business Directories.
Baker, C. M. & A.* Bingham -1870-1890
Tools Made: Axes, Shaves, and Driving Calks
Remarks: This company is listed in the 1879 Maine Business Directory. It is also
listed in Hoyt (1875 and 1881).
She's still in good shape! Well worth hafting with a straight handle and then putting it back on the road.
What to do when your last name is Baker and that's what you stamp your products with only to discover there's another smithy down the road doing the exact same thing? I guess later ones might have had the initial D or C or maybe C.M. enjoyed 9 years of singularity (70-79) before D. Baker set up shop.
What to do when your last name is Baker and that's what you stamp your products with only to discover there's another smithy down the road doing the exact same thing? I guess later ones might have had the initial D or C or maybe C.M. enjoyed 9 years of singularity (70-79) before D. Baker set up shop.