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Suh-weeeet! Very collectible axes.

I can't read the maker on the Blue Wing. Who made that?
 
Nice ones!

Square_peg said:
Suh-weeeet! Very collectible axes.

I can't read the maker on the Blue Wing. Who made that?
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From the Plumb page at Yesteryearstools:

NOTES CONCERNING EARLY BRANDS

ANCHOR A carry-over from the original company, YERKES & PLUMB.
BLACK BEAUTY Possibly used as a sound-alike brand used by another company.
BLUE WING Also used by itself without the Plumb name.
PACEMAKER A brand used to describe a gold painted top line double bit western pattern.
PLUMB'S QUAKER CITY A combination of the Plumb name with a brand known to have been.
used by Supplee-Biddle (both original companies were located in Philadelphia.)
REGAL Used by a wholesale hardware company in the early to mid 1900s.
TUF TEMPER Possibly used as a sound-alike brand used of another company.

from http://www.yesteryearstools.com/Yesteryears%20Tools/Plumb%20Co..html
 
The blue wing label is on the other side of the liberty label. Same axe. Sorry for any confusion.
 
These are things of beauty. These remind me of ancient sculptures and frescos, which were usually painted but today are all white. We all know what these old things look like today, we all find them with rust, patina or polished to bare metal. Even the old ads are just black and white paper. It is a rare thing to see what we love and appreciate in it's original form, the way it was when eyes first saw them. Awesome, thanks for sharing.
 
I don't personally use double bit axes, but from an aesthetic perspective, that Black Raven is my favorite.
 
The Plumb with the patriotic label almost dates its self, very cool and more than just an axe.
 
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