Seeking information on this beautiful gussstahl Goosewing goosewing

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Hello,

I'm new to this forum, generally I buy carving axes but this beauty was available and I couldn't help myself. The cutting edge is 12" long, it's in fantastic shape and looks very old. There are no welds or cracks anywhere and it looks like it wasn't sharpened very often. The marking is struck very clearly and says "gussstahl seebach" and has a logo of two hammers crossed.

I am pretty sure I will be selling this axe as I feel guilty owning such a wonderful tool and not using it or appreciating it the way a collector would. Thanks for any help anyone can offer!

Ben
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Steve Tall said:
I found some information on the "Gewerkschaft" (trade union) in Seebach (Austria), but nothing specifically about the "C.M." The information is not complete, but it could indicate that your axe was made prior to 1876 when the "Gewerkschaft" in Seebach changed hands following bankruptcy, and was changed to a tin plate factory by 1891.


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"Sie schöne Gewerkschaft Seebach bei Villach..."
"The beautiful trade union Seebach near Villach, which has so long flourished under the well-established firm of Simon von Pobeheim, had been reported as... [being sold?]... The trade union Seebach enjoyed itself in the business world of a long-standing excellent reputation founded by the long-dead Simon von Pobeheim..."
from Blätter aus Kärnten, Joh. & Fried. Leon, 1876, p. 641


This seems to be a notice or advertisement that the Simon von Pobeheim's "Hammerwerk" in Seebach was being sold.
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from Dingler's Polytechnisches Journal, Vol. 220, 1876, p.661
[Bankruptcy was mentioned in another source which I accidently deleted.]


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"The Hammerwerk in Seebach near Villach has been transformed into a metal ware factory which produces beautiful tin plates and tin - plated and enamelled and also exported."
from Die Österreisch-ungarische monarchie in wort und bild: Kärten und Krain, 1891, p. 252

An old photo of the former "Hammerwerk" in Seebach can be seen on page 170 of the PDF document:
https://www.museum-joanneum.at/upload/file/Geologie/Mitteilungen/29_Stipperger.pdf

Another site has some pictures, and says that the waterwheels were replaced by a turbine in 1930.

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from https://austria-forum.org/af/Bilder...Teil_1_Um_den_Hochschwab/Marktgemeinde_Turnau
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If this is the same Seebach then maybe this will help out.

That is a fine looking axe for sure.

Gussstahl seebach goosewing axe by ben kirk, on Flickr


Gussstahl seebach goosewing axe by ben kirk, on Flickr


Gussstahl seebach goosewing axe by ben kirk, on Flickr


Gussstahl seebach goosewing axe by ben kirk, on Flickr


Gussstahl seebach goosewing axe by ben kirk, on Flickr


Gussstahl seebach goosewing axe by ben kirk, on Flickr
 
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Thanks,Ben,for taking the time and care in taking photos that show the complex geometry of this lovely old tool.
(and Many thanks to Agent_H,the patron saint of all of us the photo-challenged of the forum).

Ben,the carving axes in general are not very well represented on this forum.I for one would be very interested in seeing photos of yours,if it isn't too much trouble...
 
Thanks so much Agent_H !! That's super helpful. Jake, if I can get some extra time illI post about my carving axes. I don't have many but I use all of them. Also if anyone is interested I have a ton of hand forged slöjd knives and hook knives.

Thanks for the info and take care!!
Ben Kirk
 
ben kirk said:
Thanks so much Agent_H !! That's super helpful. Jake, if I can get some extra time illI post about my carving axes. I don't have many but I use all of them. Also if anyone is interested I have a ton of hand forged slöjd knives and hook knives.

Thanks for the info and take care!!
Ben Kirk
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Steve Tall previously put that info together for us here but you're welcome for finding it again lol
Ben are you the spoon maker on Wordpress?
Regardless, please post up some of your axes and handiwork :thumbsup:
 
Agent_H said:
Steve Tall previously put that info together for us here but you're welcome for finding it again lol
Ben are you the spoon maker on Wordpress?
Regardless, please post up some of your axes and handiwork :thumbsup:
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Agent_H said:
Steve Tall previously put that info together for us here but you're welcome for finding it again lol
Ben are you the spoon maker on Wordpress?
Regardless, please post up some of your axes and handiwork :thumbsup:
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That is me, I'm absolutely terrible at posting on the blog. My Instagram is better @benkirkspoons, I'll work on getting a post ready, thanks for the interest!
 
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