True American

[Maine20]

Anybody have a idea of the date range this True American stamp was used?



I have come across several designs and assume Mann changed the stamp over the years.

Thanks.

 

[Hickory n steel]

Currently true American is a true temper line, was it ever a Mann line ?

 

[Steve Tall]

Ames True Temper got the True American trademark registered in 2013. Mann had been using it in the past.

Old ads and catalog pages (from auction listings) can give clues about the stampings for certain years. The catalog below is supposedly from 1924:

 

[Maine20]

I should have mentioned It also says Lewistown PA. On the other side of the head. This would almost certainly make it Mann.

 

[Square_peg]

I'm used to seeing that in an oval on Mann axes. Don't know if that's newer or older. My hunch is older. Are the cheeks flat or convexed?

 

[Maine20]

Don’t have it in hand so it’s hard to tell the cheek profile. I can only go by pictures on the auction site but it looks convex to me. Looking around it does seam like the oval stamp is more common, but I did see a couple others matching the above design.

 

[rjdankert]

I should have mentioned It also says Lewistown PA. On the other side of the head. This would almost certainly make it Mann.

Doesn't help date it, but FWIW from the big auction site:

Bob

 

[Hickory n steel]

Well you learn something everyday, I had no clue Mann ever used the true American line that's cool to learn.