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Help me identify this hatchet!
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Based on the remaining label, my guess is that the handle is a replacement made by Bruner-Ivory Handle Co. (of Hope, Arkansas), which had a "Blue Diamond" brand of hickory handles, according to this book from 1966:
MacRae's Blue Book - Volume 1 - Page 44
https://books.google.com/books?id=caooAQAAIAAJ
1966 - ‎Snippet view
... BLUE DIAMOND Hickory Handles Bruner-Ivory Handle Co., West Ave. "O" * Laurel St., Hope, Ark. ...
"Bruner Ivory Handle Company closed its operation in Hope in 2004."
http://www.hopeprescott.com/bruner-ivory-mill-destroyed-by-fire/
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You always amaze me Steve.
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Sometimes I get lucky, sometimes I don't. The label had what looked like a blue diamond, and the word "Handle", so I looked for a replacement handle company with the Blue Diamond brand. Bingo.
I'll usually give a search 5 minutes to see what can be uncovered. The motivation is to increase the collective knowledge base, and have a reference here in case something similar shows up later.
I'll usually give a search 5 minutes to see what can be uncovered. The motivation is to increase the collective knowledge base, and have a reference here in case something similar shows up later.
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We appreciate the effort, Steve. There is no one with better instincts for this than you.
