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sellers pic. I get it next Wednesday. Does anyone know brand and age?


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I have one similar. No markings I've found on it. I have found one picture online that looks identical to mine and it had a mark that said WISS(?) Never found any info. That was from a site that sells of farm tools though
 
AdamFuzzyballs said:
I have one similar. No markings I've found on it. I have found one picture online that looks identical to mine and it had a mark that said WISS(?) Never found any info. That was from a site that sells of farm tools though
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Wiss like the metal shear company ?
 
AdamFuzzyballs said:
I have one similar. No markings I've found on it. I have found one picture online that looks identical to mine and it had a mark that said WISS(?) Never found any info. That was from a site that sells of farm tools though
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Seller said looks like plumb and I do see similarities to old plumb ones but not close enough. I'll clean it up when I get it. I hope it ain't cast iron tho.
Any recommendations on cleaning it or should I just get out some sandpaper. Part of the edge is nicely rounded from looking at pics but I think it'll be good for car camping so long as seller was right when they said no cracks


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AdamFuzzyballs said:
Here is a link to the page. You might have to copy it into the address bar bc I don't know how to create a link on here...
http://www.laurelleaffarm.com/antiq...m-tool-ax-Laurel-Leaf-Farm-item-no-u72854.htm

The person says it looks like WISS, but I see Wisco when I look at it. I have a hatchet head identical to that, but I don't know where to look for the makers mark and I haven't been able to find one.
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thats from the link. Looks like wis co or wisco to me. I see wis and an o can't tell if wisso or wisco.

I plan to put mine on a 16 inch handle maybe 17 whatever true value has



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Another (and seemingly routine) Steve Tall scoop. Few of us forum regulars (probably none!) will wager against his IDs. blade dude, you don't mention your location but if it happens to be Wisconsin, or nearby, I doubt you'll have to look much further. Some one large domestic manufacturer was commissioned to make this tool though (Mann/Plumb/True Temper/Collins etc) and tracking that end of it down is going to be worthwhile. Not so much to assess the quality (n. American goods were pretty darn good 75-100 years ago) but to satisfy your own curiousity and then maybe enlighten the rest of us.

The tool itself is a hewing? hatchet (is it symmetrical and is the blade bevelled on one side or sharpened on both sides?) which saw a lot of use (by a rough carpenter or wood framer or what have you) and is not particularly valuable but as a rejuvenated/re-invigorated tool can and will generate many more campfire stories than any 'boutique' axe that's on the market today.
 
300Six said:
Another (and seemingly routine) Steve Tall scoop. Few of us forum regulars (probably none!) will wager against his IDs. blade dude, you don't mention your location but if it happens to be Wisconsin, or nearby, I doubt you'll have to look much further. Some one large domestic manufacturer was commissioned to make this tool though (Mann/Plumb/True Temper/Collins etc) and tracking that end of it down is going to be worthwhile. Not so much to assess the quality (n. American goods were pretty darn good 75-100 years ago) but to satisfy your own curiousity and then maybe enlighten the rest of us.

The tool itself is a hewing? hatchet (is it symmetrical and is the blade bevelled on one side or sharpened on both sides?) which saw a lot of use (by a rough carpenter or wood framer or what have you) and is not particularly valuable but as a rejuvenated/re-invigorated tool can and will generate many more campfire stories than any 'boutique' axe that's on the market today.
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It's Sharpened on both sides appears beveled on both as well. I get it between Thursday and Sunday from a seller in Tennessee. I'll tell y'all more then. Gonna be great for camping when cleaned up some


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Could I ask if it's at all likely that a company back then would produce a head with no makers mark? I have searched mine over and over but I haven't been able to find one (unless it's hidden under rust and I'm just not looking in the right spot).
 
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Could I ask if it's at all likely that a company back then would produce a head with no makers mark? I have searched mine over and over but I haven't been able to find one (unless it's hidden under rust and I'm just not looking in the right spot).
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Not as likely as a private maker although I can't say for axes but I own a ratchet that's clearly made by a brand but no logos on it. Dunno why any American company wouldn't put their name.


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AdamFuzzyballs said:
Could I ask if it's at all likely that a company back then would produce a head with no makers mark? I have searched mine over and over but I haven't been able to find one (unless it's hidden under rust and I'm just not looking in the right spot).
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Out in the wild blue yonder unstamped heads probably outnumber stamped ones even though the majority of them were manufactured by reputable companies. Many sporting good stores and hardware chains sold their own brand 'paper-labelled' tools at a discount over recognizable brands. The quality standards might have been a bit more relaxed than if they had been stamped and guaranteed by the actual maker and/or the lower price of a 'no name' was negotiated via large purchase orders.
 
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