Need ID help please! ( operator :) )

[bearhunter]

No pics yet, but has anyone here ever heard of or does anyone here have a;

J.P.V. Co. axe?
Any help would be appriciated.
Thanks!

 

[Steve Tall]

My money is on Joseph Peavey.

 

[Operator1975]

Guess I better respond this thread seeing it has my name in it lol. I honestly don't know. I'll check a couple other books I have to see if that name comes up. Peavey could be correct - though I didn't think he had a company, but not 100% on that. The search is on

 

[Operator1975]

Any chance the "p" is a "b"??

John B Varick Co - Manchester NH

 

[cooperhill]

This is the mark for my P-V axe.

 

[Operator1975]

Peavy mfg co - sorry I can't get the link to work - out in new garage putting up stud Walsh - Cooperhill knows the link I think.

 

[bearhunter]

Any chance the "p" is a "b"??

John B Varick Co - Manchester NH

Excuse my ignorance! It does say J B V co.
I bet that's it. I don't have it, but when I get it I'll post pics.

Thanks fellows

Any info about the company?

 

[bearhunter]

If that is it, I think it may be old.
Man, finding info on some of these old company's can be a bit frustrating at times!

 

[Steve Tall]

Large ad for the John B. Varick Company,
from the Manchester, New Hampshire Directory, 1905:

http://books.google.com/books?id=zFYUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP2&img=1&zoom=3&hl=en&sig=ACfU3U2KiyoxKk54TShzoL6p4k2JXkGxGw&ci=1%2C87%2C873%2C1469&edge=0

 

[bearhunter]

Large ad for the John B. Varick Company,
from the Manchester, New Hampshire Directory, 1905:

http://books.google.com/books?id=zF...k54TShzoL6p4k2JXkGxGw&ci=1,87,873,1469&edge=0

You da man Steve thanks!
Now...
Who made their axes

 

[Operator1975]

They did - they were their own company.