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[ultrahesh]

Can anyone tell me about this axe? The stamp says Evansville. The internet says that there was an Evansville tool company that made axes until 1936, but this axe seems like it should be newer. Have there been any other companies that may have stamped with "Evansville"? Thanks for any info

 

[Hickory n steel]

Can anyone tell me about this axe? The stamp says Evansville. The internet says that there was an Evansville tool company that made axes until 1936, but this axe seems like it should be newer. Have there been any other companies that may have stamped with "Evansville"? Thanks for any info

The cheeks are convexed, so it's probably not as new as you think.
Evansville is the brand not the mfg location, so it probably is an Evansville tool CO axe.
The od green paint is usually found on military axes, but maybe that's just spraypaint.

 

[Steve Tall]

Can anyone tell me about this axe? The stamp says Evansville. The internet says that there was an Evansville tool company that made axes until 1936, but this axe seems like it should be newer. Have there been any other companies that may have stamped with "Evansville"? ...

In 1941, there was a mention in the publication Hardware Age showing Evansville Tool Works as a Division of the American Fork & Hoe Co. (which was the owner of Kelly Axe and the True Temper brand).

The brands listed are:
Aristocrat
Defender
Evansville
Grand Leader
New Advance
X-Pert

from Hardware Age, Volume 148, Issues 1-6, p. 65, 1941

 

[Steve Tall]

On John Barton's site about jeeps, axes, etc., from WWII, he mentions Evansville as one of the brands used for "jeep axes":

"The jeep axe was: 4 lbs, “Dayton Pattern” (that is square-back), single bit, curved handle, marked with manufacturer’s name or trademark, supposed to have weight on side, USA if before 1943 (Army only), head painted, handle oiled, and vary in weight, length, cutting surface size, and height... I can say with some certainty (and from pics) that sergeants probably had privates paint these shovels and axes OD [Olive Drab]… The most common brands that I have seen are COLLINS, True Temper, Kelly (also made for other companies), MANN, Evans, or Evansville."

from http://jeepdraw.com/John_Barton2-AXES.html

 

[300Six]

Sounds good to me Steve! Finding a mostly unused jeep axe ought to get a few diehard Willys MB and Ford GPW owners quite interested.

 

[ultrahesh]

It is stamped 4 and USA on the other side

 

[Steve Tall]

It is stamped 4 and USA on the other side

Bingo.

On John Barton's site about jeeps, axes, etc., from WWII, he mentions Evansville as one of the brands used for "jeep axes":

"The jeep axe was: 4 lbs, “Dayton Pattern” (that is square-back), single bit, curved handle, marked with manufacturer’s name or trademark, supposed to have weight on side, USA if before 1943 (Army only), head painted... The most common brands that I have seen are COLLINS, True Temper, Kelly (also made for other companies), MANN, Evans, or Evansville."

from http://jeepdraw.com/John_Barton2-AXES.html

 

[ultrahesh]

Thanks Steve Tall!! I was excited when I received this axe ( it was a freebie). I then thought that, due to its excellent condition, that it was too good to be true and of recent manufacture. I'm glad to know that it's a very cool piece