found broad axe. Looking for info. Cast steel.

[Stephan Reavis]

I found this broad axe head. I am looking for information. It says CAST STEEL, but I cannot make out the maker. Any ideas?

Thanks for the tip to dust with flour!

 

[Stephan Reavis]

Please see pics above.

 

[Steve Tall]

I found this broad axe head. I am looking for information. It says CAST STEEL, but I cannot make out the maker. Any ideas?

Perhaps you can find some faint similarities to this one:

Beatty had many variations of their stampings, as shown here:
http://yesteryearstools.com/Yesteryears Tools/Beatty Axe Markings.html

 

[Steve Tall]

Now I see what looks like the word "WARRANTED", which the Beatty stamps at YesteryearsTools don't include.

 

[Stephan Reavis]

Perhaps you can find some faint similarities to this one:

Beatty had many variations of their stampings, as shown here:
http://yesteryearstools.com/Yesteryears Tools/Beatty Axe Markings.html

It does look similar, but the verbiage doesn’t seem to match in my close-up inspection. However, it’s certainly a beginning point. Thank you so much for replying!

 

[Yankee Josh]

It does look similar, but the verbiage doesn’t seem to match in my close-up inspection. However, it’s certainly a beginning point. Thank you so much for replying!

Its so hard from a photo ... when you have it in your hand and can look from all angles and in different light... then you can have a guess! Looks to me like the top right word may end in "rase_y"??

 

[Steve Tall]

...Looks to me like the top right word may end in "rase_y"??

My guess, just a guess at this point, is [something] RASLEY since the letter after the S looks similar to the L in STEEL.

What did your Rasley ancestors do for a living?
In 1880, a less common occupation for the Rasley family was Blacksmith. The most common Rasley occupation in the USA was Farmer. 50% of Rasley's were Farmers. [8% were blacksmiths].
https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=rasley

 

[junkenstien]

G.W. Bradley?

 

[Stephan Reavis]

Its so hard from a photo ... when you have it in your hand and can look from all angles and in different light... then you can have a guess! Looks to me like the top right word may end in "rase_y"??

I believe this may help. Thanks for the tip!

 

[Yankee Josh]

G.W. Bradley?

I think junkenstien nailed it!

 

[Miller '72]

Nice old CT made! If old enough

 

[Steve Tall]

I think junkenstien nailed it!

I think he did, too.

http://www.yesteryearstools.com/Yesteryears Tools/Bradley Axe Co..html

 

[Square_peg]

Amazing, guys!

 

[Stephan Reavis]

I would say it’s an early example. What do you think?

 

[Stephan Reavis]

I’m now finding examples of hewing hatchets that look like this. Hmmmm.

 

[rjdankert]

FWIW, mark on a chamfer knife



IDK the date


Bob

 

[Stephan Reavis]

Thanks for the pic. I emailed the historical society in Weston, CT. They have an example of one of the later axes.