Help Identifying Axe

[KentuckyBlackBird]

Got this yesterday. Anyone able to help identify? Price was right. It looks like it has gold leaf under the rust. Also, how can I preserve that “filagree”?

 

[crbnSteeladdict]

Got this yesterday. Anyone able to help identify? Price was right. It looks like it has gold leaf under the rust. Also, how can I preserve that “filagree”? View attachment 2899237View attachment 2899238

AA&TCo Ideal Ridge Michigan pattern

 

[KentuckyBlackBird]

AA&T was my first guess. How old would you say it is? Any idea? I thought turn of the century on the 1800s side…..

 

[crbnSteeladdict]

AA&T wa8s my first guess. How old would you say it is? Any idea? I thought turn of the century on the 1800s side…..

filed 1898, granted 1900
https://patents.google.com/patent/US647609

 

[garry3]

It has went under a variety of names. They are very good for not getting stuck as a spitting axe.

 

[KentuckyBlackBird]

These don’t have hardened polls do they?

 

[Square_peg]

Weren't they made into the mid-20th century?

 

[KentuckyBlackBird]

Would Kelly have continued the line after acquiring AA&T?

 

[crbnSteeladdict]

Weren't they made into the mid-20th century?

Kelly family managed to gain majority of AA&TCo company (JP Kelly became President of AA&TCo in 1913, I believe he died suddenly 1915??) By 1918/19 Glassport facility went idle and company was a bankrupt. By1921 Glassport buildings were sold and equipment moved to Charleston, WV. Kelly catalogs do not list Ideal Ridge pattern being made. I have never seen any Idal Ridge head with stamping connected to Kelly owned brands or Charleston location.

 

[garry3]

These don’t have hardened polls do they?

No.