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Looks like a full sized Council Tool from NC, still in production. I don't believe they have hardened polls.
"Vacuum Cup" according to this site:
http://hickoryhandle.blogspot.com/2013/08/handle-manufacturer-of-past_8255.html
By the way, that site has a Plumb catalog from 1965 available for download.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzJxodHACRRuVXYyTDdZaWM2WTQ/view?pli=1
I didn't know the difference between these hatchet types until I read that catalog:
Flooring Hatchet
Car Builders Hatchet
Box Hatchet
Barrel Hatchet
Produce Hatchet
etc.
Very nice tongs! There resale is very good. I never pass up tongs at a good price. :thumbup:
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That Norland is usually refreed to as the Camp or Camper model.
Bill
Nice finds Sparky.
I was going to offer you this if you paid shipping. Its a brand new crash axe sheath.
Probable be to much to ship across the pond?
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What are those stones? That larger one looks like a Frank Swaty.
Not a big volume day, but still a very happy return from a local estate sale this morning. There is a Wagner cast iron griddle, an early hand forged mason hammer, a 3lb Atha and a 4lb Klein & Logan RR hammer. An also a Genuine Norlund axe. It's 24" long and total weight is about 3lbs. Is it the Tomahawk axe? I paid $20 for everything, I'm happy.
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This may be the best antique shop/barn find I've come across. It's a Blish Mize & Silliman carpenters/broad axe with the original handle. Not sure who made it for Blish Mize or how old it is. Blish Mize & Silliman was a hardware supplier out of Atchison, Kansas only a couple hours away from where I grew up. That's about all I've found out so far so if anyone knows more about the brand, or just information on broad axes of this design, please share.
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The same guy was willing to part with a Plumb double bit he kept calling a "topper's axe". it's marked 3'2 which sounds close to full-size at 3.5# but the eye is pretty close in size to one of my cruisers.
Did Plumb make a 3.2# cruiser or is it just a very evenly worn full-size head? It measures 9" In width. The handle has a clean, straight hole drilled through it above the swell.
It's pretty where it's not damaged but will need to be replaced to actually use it safely.
Fun morning.
This may be the best antique shop/barn find I've come across. It's a Blish Mize & Silliman carpenters/broad axe with the original handle. Not sure who made it for Blish Mize or how old it is. Blish Mize & Silliman was a hardware supplier out of Atchison, Kansas only a couple hours away from where I grew up. That's about all I've found out so far so if anyone knows more about the brand, or just information on broad axes of this design, please share.
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^I guess this means it's for left-handed use?
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No its not a cruiser. These topping axes were usually hung on shorter hafts and will have a hole through them. Eye sizes are not standard and I have axes that fall in between a full size eye and a cruiser. It seems that the older axes had a tendency to have eyes wider and not as long as the more modern ones, just in general, you will find all kinds of exceptions.
http://www.washington.edu/uwired/ou...s/Curriculum Packets/High Lead Logging/I.html