I. Blood Ballston NY hewing axe

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Mike082080

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Ive been out of the loop for a bit due to the birth of my new baby girl who joined this world on fri the 25th :) I've been super busy. But just so happens there was a flea market down the rd from the hospital that we've been staying at with our daughter. I decided to check it out today. This is one of the axes I scored today.
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there's is plenty of info on this manufacturer on yesteryeartools.com pretty cool stuff the history alone was worth it and just knowing the age of this axe is pretty cool. I'll load some more of my findings when we get all settled in with the little one.
 
Nice. That old mill is right down the street from me. Gives me an excuse to do some historical research. :thumbup:
 
Mike082080 said:
Really? That's cool! Do they still use the building? Or is it defunct. Interesting.
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I had my signals crossed. :foot:
The old mill I thought was the steel mill is still there but it was for textile production.
The original mills in Bloodville were destroyed by fire at the turn of the 20th century.
Thanks for posting this, I learned something about my local history today and plan on taking some time to find where the original mills were. I'll get some pictures.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloodville,_New_York
 
Barman where about in NY are you, me and my old lady just moved up to Albany in august so she can go to grad school.
 
The axe dates 1837-1851 according to the info on yesteryear tools. I'm having a hard time justifying keeping it though considering the $ it might bring. Besides my axe stash is piling up lol.
 
The maker was Isaiah Blood. I have a few scythe blades by them.
 
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