J B HWDE CO "Our Splendid Axe"

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A member of another forum I frequent asked for help ID'ing the maker of a double bit with J. B. HWDE. Co "Our Splendid Axe" stamped on it. I am NOT a techno-whiz but my curiosity has been piqued so I figured I'd ask y'all. Pics will come when he posts 'em. Can maybe @Steve Tall or @Operator1975 give any insight? Could our own @jblyttle be starting a hardware store? He's probably got enough tools for one....

 

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I only found a few references for J. B. hardware.

https://books.google.com/books?id=S6hRAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA565&dq="J.+B.+HardWare+CO"&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj_gaWl2bnhAhWyOH0KHZ4BCqMQ6AEIJjAA#v=onepage&q="J.%20B.%20HardWare%20CO"&f=false

https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&ei=xq2nXNUok_j0A62TlqAG&q="J.+B.+HardWare+CO"&oq="J.+B.+HardWare+CO"&gs_l=mobile-gws-serp.3...5448.19078.0.21032.10.10.0.0.0.0.101.867.9j1.10.0....0...1c.1.64.mobile-gws-serp..0.7.622...30i10k1.0.qqAgBPjvc8o

A couple lead to a J.B. Hardware located in Greensboro N.C.