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if so i'v certainly never heard of it or found one. i think they were like, a special option or something.
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if so i'v certainly never heard of it or found one. i think they were like, a special option or something.
Hi Mike, this is a super old thread so I’m sure you’re aware of this by now and I also see someone posted an older catalog reference of a pre-1949 True Temper so might be a moot point but the True Temper name was used long before 49 so it’s not an accurate gauge. By now (7 years later) maybe you know the first year of True Temper showing up?
“So remember, anything Kelly you see with TT on it should be post 1949. I use this to gauge Kelly when looking at axes.”
“So remember, anything Kelly you see with TT on it should be post 1949. I use this to gauge Kelly when looking at axes.”
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That’s curious since True-Temper was the brand name of A.F.&H. Co. prior to buying Kelly.
I’ve read that after the buy out, Even though they couldn’t use the “Kelly Tool co.” name, the True-Temper name was kept alongside of the Kelly Tool Works name to capitalize on name recognition. And it wasn’t till later that they did away with the Kelly Works.
I’ve read that after the buy out, Even though they couldn’t use the “Kelly Tool co.” name, the True-Temper name was kept alongside of the Kelly Tool Works name to capitalize on name recognition. And it wasn’t till later that they did away with the Kelly Works.
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What's the deal with this axe? Clearly looks like a Kelly.. I must admit I didn't do a strenuous search but a basic look over and couldn't find anything.
From what I can tell, and, from what I have seen here in NZ this is most probably the most common Kelly you would come across. Let us say you took a random 10 axes of Kelly heritage 9 of them would look like this. Although I have no proof as of yet, I would propose a theory that this was an export market axe, most probably out of Australia. Looks like a Dadenong (sp), yeah it does, I have one of each on the way (fingers crossed) for comparison. One thing I have noticed is that some of the 'Worlds Finest - Made in USA' have eye ridges and some do not. It may or may not be a telling point. I will continue to see what I might find out
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Yes, the eye ridges were predominant on Kelly axes in the 60's and 70's. Search this site for 'eye ridges' and you'll find lots of info. Kelly used them first but many makers used them.