Operator 1975
Hello...Can you give me some information about that great looking 'Lincoln'. By other comments it obviously has dollar value, but I am interested in any other points. History etc. She looks in new never used condition.
Bet that axe has never spent any time bouncing around in the back of a truck down a dusty road.
regards...Frank
Glad you asked Frank. The Lincoln Axe has a great story to it, at least to me. This particular axe, which comes in single bit and double bit, is a great example of marketing/merchandising in the axe world, or the old axe world I should say.
Multiple company names can be found on the Lincoln Axe. These names have included Schreiber, Conchare, and Westphal, Tredway and Sons, and then as you can see in the pic, Kretschmer-Tredway Co. However, it is to be recognized that the Mann Edge Tool Co of Lewistown Pa is the actual manufacturer of this axe line. This started in 1896 with manufacture for SCW until 1904, then Tredways and Sons until 1929, then KTCo until around 1941 due to the war effort eating up the neccessities for the war.
The marketing behind the axe is not seen in many others. Obviously the play on Lincoln - truth, strength, no imitations, etc is well seen in the wording. Also, Lincoln, known as Americas wood chopping president, which in the late 1800s - wasnt too distant of a memory for most. The axe, as you stated, has seen no use whatsoever. The only blemish on it is some slight rust on the top edge. I would estimate there are not many left in the USA in this condition, as you will see them up for sale periodically, but with rust, no color, etc. So I was pretty happy when I found it.
Hope that helps. Thanks.
