Nice adze head, new maker (to me)

[jblyttle]

This sucker looks old and in great shape. New maker's mark for me too. Looks like New Brunswick CA. School me!

 

[Steve Tall]

Campbell & Fowler Saint John, N.B. 1863-1926

shipwrights axes and other tools

became W. Campbell in 1879;
became Campbell Bros. in 1891;
liquidated in 1926

Number of workers:
10 (1878)
12 (1884)
10 (1891)


Quoted from
INVENTORY OF MAJOR CANADIAN
TOOL AND DIE MANUFACTURERS
FROM 1820 TO 1914
http://www.thetoolgroupofcanada.com/images/Canadian_Tool_Manufacturers_1820-1914.pdf

 

[Square_peg]

Steve Tall is The Man!

 

[Oxbow]

I have a Campbell Bros single bevel hatchet that is a thing of beauty. They made very fine tools.

 

[300Six]

Steve Tall is The Man!

I'm going to repeat that: Steve Tall is The Man!

 

[300Six]

Whoo! 1891 to 1926, and from St John, Nouveau Brunswick. This baby might have seen use to build the iconic Bluenose schooner that is featured on every Canadian dime! Does go to show that a maker's stamp can turn a flea market novelty into something with a real history and story behind it. I have one of these in excellent condition, obtained 30 years ago, from the Estate of the Rideau Canal Lockmaster who operated and maintained the locks next to the Parliament Buildings during the 1930s40s but it has no stamps on it which is a real shame and relegates it to 'user' rather than desireable 'collector'.