What can you tell me about Van Camp brand

[Tom P]

I recently picked up a single bit Van Camp at an esate auction and was wondering about the history of this brand. Thanks for any help. Tom

 

[Operator1975]

http://my.voyager.net/~mfhaston/vancamppage.html

 

[Tom P]

Thanks, Operator1975

 

[Dusty One]

Some great info Operator...Thanks for posting !

 

[AxeNinja]

http://my.voyager.net/~mfhaston/vancamppage.html

Looks like the link is dead but I was able to view the pages via Wayback Machine. Any idea who forged these? There was no info there about that.

Also, it looks like Van Camp's baked beans is the same founder and company but no mention of that either. Can you confirm Operator?

 

[Peck Price]

I have an old Van Camp single bit that is embossed with the script of Van Camp. The bit has started separating as if it is an overlayed bit. Nothing too drastic, just enough to be noticeable. Last year I ran in to another single bit that had “Van Camp” stamped with small script. I didn’t buy it. The reason I post this info is that I have not found much info at all about Van Camp axes. Hopefully this thread will shed some light.