Homestead axe

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This is a head I cleaned up and hung on a 28” handle. Head weighs 2 lbs 5 oz. I have seen plenty of homestead axes on the web but not many with just homestead and made in USA. That is the only marking on the head. Doesn’t say Collins anywhere. Thoughts on age? Quality?
 
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Tough call.
My homestead is a Michigan that only says HOMESTEAD on it in a slightly larger font and I know it's not a later mann axe because of it's convex cheeks and zero evidence of blue paint.

Your axe is obviously pre mann era so that puts it at 1966 or earlier.

Catalog photos would be the most help, for you and for me with my great grandfathers axe. We just need to look at when these stamps started and stoped appearing in pictures of catalog photos.
Normally companies tried to picture items as they would've come at the time, they're not always the most accurate method but pretty much all we've got
sometimes.

There are members here with good resources for old catalog scans, so I'm hoping one will chime in and maybe post something.
 
Hickory n steel said:
Tough call.
My homestead is a Michigan that only says HOMESTEAD on it in a slightly larger font and I know it's not a later mann axe because of it's convex cheeks and zero evidence of blue paint.

Your axe is obviously pre mann era so that puts it at 1966 or earlier.

Catalog photos would be the most help, for you and for me with my great grandfathers axe. We just need to look at when these stamps started and stoped appearing in pictures of catalog photos.
Normally companies tried to picture items as they would've come at the time, they're not always the most accurate method but pretty much all we've got
sometimes.

There are members here with good resources for old catalog scans, so I'm hoping one will chime in and maybe post something.
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I have noticed that the larger font seams much more common. Glad to hear you think it’s pre Mann. Not that the later Collins are junk, but I believe the pre Mann axes tend to generally be higher quality. I will do some more searching for catalog photos....
 
Thread revival, with a couple good examples

The Homestead Duo
Connie & Cruiser

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It is my thought that these are pre Mann, pre 1966.
 
David Martin said:
Miller, your Connie, has decent, thick metal at the eye. Do you think the pole is heat treated? Nice photos. Thanks, DM
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Good morning Dave
I dont think so. The pole does have some roll over started from a bit if hammering possibly on a splitting wedge, in a previous life.
 
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