It followed me home (Part 2)

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guys holy crap i figured out how to get back into my account.
i havent bought many axes these days as i just plain have enough of them, but sometimes something really cool comes up like this guy.
this is a kelly standard off the USNS saugatuck. it wont be seeing much use because i want to preserve it, but it was pretty neat for saint nick to leave it behind
 
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andybtruckin said:
Found a $10 axe at the flea market yesterday. With the surface rust I could just make out a C. Didn't know if it was China or something else. I was pleasantly surprised after I cleaned it up a bit. Needs a new haft.View attachment 3127992View attachment 3127993
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That's a great score , especially at $10.

I can tell just by the pattern and cheeks that I had to be at least 60's or earlier and couldn't possibly be made in China, if I saw the C I'd certainly be hoping for a CHEMICALAXE but I'm not that lucky.
I have one around somewhere from my grandfather that my uncle gave me a few years back but the bit is significantly worn and the markings are so hard to just barely make out that I can't even remember exactly which axe it is.
 
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so this didnt necessarily follow me home today, more like 5-6 years ago, however i never posted it here as i didnt know what it was. I grabbed this because I thought it was a kelly perfect but it had no markings.

I have recently discovered it is in fact, a kelly perfect, however the only markings on it are the Kelly weight stamp on the root of the bevel, and the word "CULL"

CULL meant to cull this tool from the batch and sell it off as a 2nd grade at a discount, usually due to cosmetic issues. there are other examples of this same stamp being applied to a tommy axe with multiple stamps. Mine seems to have been held back for having no stamp at all

Although mine is particularly worn at the toe, Im still glad i picked it up
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I did it, I caved, i started buying on Ebay. Some things i dont think im gonna be able to find in the wild.

This guy came all the way from california and it sure looks the part. I started filing the poll, expecting nothing, only to find it still had a weight stamp!
very excited about the condition and cant wait to have it hung. im thinking i should grind it thin, sand the head, and put it on an octagonal curved, possibly a hoffman
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Another fresh stray I found at the pawn shop? I’m not much of a Collin’s guy, I have a couple, so I am unsure of the era. Can someone enlighten me by the stickers on the haft? Thanks. IMG_6987.jpegIMG_6988.jpeg
 

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Hickory n steel said:
1980's on that one based on what I can see if the red and silver foil label that was on the head.
I don't see many of these though, the blue painted stuff from the era is most common.
I'm thinking late 80's because after that is when they had the black painted heads with the red and yellow collins label.
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Thanks, HnS!!
 
Hickory n steel said:
1980's on that one based on what I can see if the red and silver foil label that was on the head.
I don't see many of these though, the blue painted stuff from the era is most common.
I'm thinking late 80's because after that is when they had the black painted heads with the red and yellow collins label.
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Aluminum wedge too.
Do you know when they first started appearing?
 
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Aluminum wedge too.
Do you know when they first started appearing?
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No clue, I never really paid attention to the wedges.
The blue paint collins axes I've had or seen had wood wedges though.
Also this label has the safety goggles warning on the handle which I believe first became a thing in the late 70's then was widely adopted by the mid 80's or so.
I don't know about Collins, but that warning is something more pointing towards late 80's.
Also no barcode on the label either.
 
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