Help ID'ing DB splitting maul with H in crest logo

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Hi gang,

Major long term lurker here and recently really enjoying cutting my teeth on bringing old axes back to life. This forum is an awesome place of knowledge and I spend many an evening drooling over some of the beautiful pictures people post up.

My father recently gave me a 6lb double bit splitting maul which I have rehandled and cleaned up some. I cannot seem to find anything on the manufacturer, though, based on the "H" shield/crest logo. My father received this as payment for yard work as a kid and would especially like to know. I have included a pic below. Thank you in advance and thanks for the collective wealth of knowledge!

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I have a railroad track chisel with that logo on it. The only trademark I was able to come up with for 'H in a shield' was the Charles E. Hall Company. But their shield looks a little different.

Are you sure you have a maul there or could you have a track chisel? What's the bit look like?
 
Here's a shot of the head. We've got an old school local hardware store that identified it as a maul, but who knows, could be a chisel. The handle took a number of passes of the rasp to fit the the head correctly - very snug. Thanks for the reply.
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Steve Tall said:
My bet is on "Hubbard and Company". Their tool division is a competitor with Woodings-Verona Tool Works and Warren Tool in this listing:

http://books.google.com/books?id=xo4jAQAAMAAJ&q=%22hubbard+and+company%22&dq=%22hubbard+and+company%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=MMoNVP7wFaXmiwKgu4HwAg&ved=0CDoQ6AEwBjgK

Their electrical division had a similar trademark, with a lightning bolt added.
http://www.trademarkia.com/h-71581481.html
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More information on "Hubbard and Company":

"Hubbard and Company's Tool Division is the leading manufacturer of hand tools for railroads... The division also makes tools for contractors and blacksmiths, and for use in timber felling, mining, and agriculture... The line of tools includes railway track tools, hammers, mauls, sledges, picks, mattocks, grub hoes..."

quoted from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jan. 4, 1956
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8JZRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AmwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4510%2C1445378
(The company's history can be found at that link, also.)
 
Wow! Thank you so much for taking the time to look this up. My Google-Fu is good but, nothing like that, and I swear I searched the whole of the Internet. My dad will be thrilled to learn more about this.

This was my first post since registering and appreciate the welcome. As I acquire more axes that need saving I'm sure I'll have more questions. So much to learn. Just picked up a True Temper Kelly Perfect single and double bit, along with a Collins Legitimus broad axe that were just sitting at the mom/pop hardware store. They were so lonely and needed rescuing. Dad will be bringing his beat up Nordlund over on Thursday. Lotsa fun restoration projects ahead.

Thanks, again!
 
Vintage Axeman said:
Just picked up a True Temper Kelly Perfect single and double bit, along with a Collins Legitimus broad axe that were just sitting at the mom/pop hardware store. They were so lonely and needed rescuing.
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I'm hanging out at the wrong hardware stores!

We need pics, man!
 
This is a pic taken prior to acquiring the single bit True Temper. Left to right, they are:

True Temper Kelly Perfect Dbl Bit. New handle (old one was broken) and trying to bring out original red.
Craftsman Single Bit w/ original handle. Found at my lake cabin on the Oly Peninsula
Collins Legitimus Broad Axe No. 3 w/ original handle
Unknown Dbl Bit Axe with new handle
Dad's Hubbard and Co 6lb splitting maul w/ new handle

The hardware store finds all had their bits sharpened on a grinder. They're very sharp but I don't know how I feel about them doing that, as I understand the temper could be ruined. We'll see how it goes when I put them to work. I found the double bit axes and the Collins broad axe used at Hardwick's in Seattle. It's a neat little store you should be sure to check out if you're in town.

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Steve Tall said:
My bet is on "Hubbard and Company". Their tool division is a competitor with Woodings-Verona Tool Works and Warren Tool in this listing:

http://books.google.com/books?id=xo4jAQAAMAAJ&q=%22hubbard+and+company%22&dq=%22hubbard+and+company%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=MMoNVP7wFaXmiwKgu4HwAg&ved=0CDoQ6AEwBjgK

Their electrical division had a similar trademark, with a lightning bolt added.
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http://www.trademarkia.com/h-71581481.html
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https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/hubbard-co-blacksmith-railroad-tools-142677770


Bob
 
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