True Temper Kelly Works Anniversary DB

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haganah06 said:
Yesterday I found a True Temper Kelly Worls Anniversary DB in pretty good condition. I can't seem to find much info on this particular 'Anniversary' axe. Can anyone shed any light on this or point me in the right direction.
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Sweet looking axe. Hardly used. Sorry, I can't shed any light on the date of an Anniversary axe.
 
I see "ANNIVERSARY" stamped axes come up on that auction sight. Maybe there is a connection there with Kelly?
I have been wondering who made them for awhile now.
Here is a picture of one that went through that sight. Not mine. You can see a date on it from what's left of the paper label. I am not at all sure Kelly made it.
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garry3 said:
I see "ANNIVERSARY" stamped axes come up on that auction sight. Maybe there is a connection there with Kelly?
I have been wondering who made them for awhile now.
Here is a picture of one that went through that sight. Not mine. You can see a date on it from what's left of the paper label. I am not at all sure Kelly made it.
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I think those ones are probably from the Geo. Worthington Co.

George Worthington (September 21, 1813 – November 9, 1871) was a 19th-century merchant and banker in Cleveland, Ohio, who founded the Geo. Worthington Company, a wholesale hardware and industrial distribution firm, in 1829 (until 1991 Cleveland's oldest extant business)... Wikipedia

There are some mentions of an Anniversary crosscut saw from Worthington:

Early Logging Tools - Page 51
https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0764327402
Kevin Johnson - 2007 - ‎Snippet view
Anniversary bucking saw. $150-200. Courtesy of Dr. Donald C.Jastad.
Close up of Geo. Worthington Co. Anniversary No. 1418 bucking saw. Courtesy of Dr. Donald C.Jastad.


The "Anniversary" brand was still listed for Worthington in 1941, for a bunch of items including axes:

Hardware Age - Volume 148, Issues 1-6 - Page 726
https://books.google.com/books?id=oaITAQAAMAAJ
1941 - ‎Snippet view
ANNIVERSARY Auger Bits, Axes. Braces. Buck Saws, Butcher Knives. Butcher Saws, Butcher Steels, Hand Saws, Lawn Mowers, Narrow Cross-cut Saws, One-man Saws, Planes and Wide Cross-cut Saws.
Geo. Worthington ...
 
Haha, I like trees but I'm not into other people's family trees. :D

I had no luck at finding something significant about the True Value Kelly Works Anniversary axes.
 
Thanks for the info, Steve!!!

I was way off in my thinking. I was imagining this to be celebrating and Anniversary...not Anniversary being the brand. Still so much to learn.

This is one of my favorite finds, so far. I was walking through an antique mall I check frequently, passing a booth that has shelf after shelf of colored glass and the like. I happen to catch a glimpse of a handle...I picked it up and much to my surprise this is what I found. then to find out it was also 20% off the price when I went to the register!!!
 
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