'NOS' PAPER LABEL 'KELLY' with lots o' PICS!

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I recently acquired this old beauty for a very fair price IMO!
It came out of an old hardware store in Wisconsin that was in buisness in the late 1800's and into the 1900's. When the store went out of buisness, what was left in the store was brought to the owners home. The items eventually went to auction recently. This axe was in the auction. When it was purchased at auction, it was wrapped in paper and burlap and then tied with twine. Mr. Tom Lamond said that he believes that that was the way the were shipped in the old days.
He also said that the paper label on this perticular axe was used by 'Kelly' right after they moved operations to Charleston, WV. in 1904. He believes this label was used up until the late teens to early 20's. Its hard to see in the pics, but the letters on the label are raised. Its actually a pretty intricate design.
So... enjoy the pics :)

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I am going to mount it on this slap of old wood and hang it on a wall in our cabin. I think it will make a nice addition to the room ;)

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Needless to say, I am tickled to death to have found a 'brand new' axe that is possible a hundred years old. It is definatly an amazing axe!

Thanks for looking :)
 
wow ! thats super sweet ! ! great find !
what do u define as very fair price. i'm thinking 75 is fair....
 
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Thanks fellows :)
I think tomorrow I'm going to chop a little with it and then see how good she works as a splitting wedge. An axe that old and nice needs a mushroomed poll to make it look 'antique' :D
Then I'm going to strip the paint off of her :p
 
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Don't temp fate.
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But if you must, I've got a couple of stumps out by the gravel pit that need to be dug up. Wanna try cutting some roots?
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She's a beauty, Red! Well done, Sir. It's going to be awesome mounted on that slab.....but you'll always wonder how she'd handle.....:D
 
WOW!!!! That's amazing. Nice find. That axe will look great on that slab. Seriously cool piece. Thanks for sharing it
 
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She's a beauty, Red! Well done, Sir. It's going to be awesome mounted on that slab.....but you'll always wonder how she'd handle.....:D
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Thanks Memphis!
It should look really nice on that slap. My in-laws gave me (us) a couple of those years ago (I have no idea where they got them). I kept them, thinking that one day I could use them for something.
I thought that it would pair well with the old axe. I've also got an old 'mint' Collins hatchet with the original handle. I think I'm going to mount it on the slap as well, right below the 'Kelly' (that was Lisa's idea).
Once I figure out exactly how I'm going to mount them and get them mounted, I'll take some pics and post them.
 
Veery cool! A lot of those old labels were pretty intricate it seems. I suppose it was all about marketing, it was probably a matter of some guy picking the axe with the nicer label. :) Nicer labels were probably displayed more prominently as well.
 
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