Worn out or intentionally damaged stamp?

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Pindvin

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hi
I am wondering ... whats the brand on this dbl bit axe.
I can't find any stamps beside the "4" one.
And since theress a "4" stamp there should be a brand stamp. I don't think that someone actually bothered to punch the weight without punching the name of the maker/company.
Whatcha think?







 
Yeah, it's very common to see them stamped with weight but not the maker on American axes.
 
Well what's the purpose of doing so? This axe is properly tempered and are quite good forged. Why would noone put a maker stamp on it?
 
Pindvin said:
Well what's the purpose of doing so? This axe is properly tempered and are quite good forged. Why would noone put a maker stamp on it?
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I guess I'm not sure. Many axes were sold with paper labels to identify the maker. I guess skipping the maker's mark was probably a cost saving measure however small it might be. I also think that some makers sent them out without a maker's mark because they were being labeled by a retailer after the fact. Their contract may even have specified that a maker's mark must be absent.
 
M3mphis said:
I guess I'm not sure. Many axes were sold with paper labels to identify the maker. I guess skipping the maker's mark was probably a cost saving measure however small it might be. I also think that some makers sent them out without a maker's mark because they were being labeled by a retailer after the fact. Their contract may even have specified that a maker's mark must be absent.
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Yep that's how they did it for retailers I have had many no name axes with just a weight stamp or letter
 
Square_peg said:
The local hardware store or retailer would put their own paper label on it and make it 'their' axe.
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Would it not be nice to still be able to still go and by a Collins made axe from your local hardware store that had their name on it not the Collins
 
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