Hatchet with XXXtury in cursive script and Made in U.S.A

[BamaDADx3]

Found an old hatchet over the weekend. Was cheap enough so it came home. I haven't been able to locate any info though. Hoping someone could help. There was one mention of it by a member devilPig couple of years ago but didn't see any response from anyone. Its a small belt hatchet with what i can read is "tury" in script with block printed Made in U.S.A below it. Devil Pig mentions "20th Century" but i haven't been able to find anything on here or Google to prove. Ill try to post picture later on but its barely visible. Thanks for any help.

 

[Steve Tall]

...what i can read is "tury" in script with block printed Made in U.S.A below it. Devil Pig mentions "20th Century" but i haven't been able to find anything on here or Google to prove. Ill try to post picture later on but its barely visible. Thanks for any help.

Here's what the stamp could have looked like (example from an old auction listing):

 

[BamaDADx3]

Well I found it. Twentieth Century were made by Vaughn. In a 1940e's catalog online found they carried broad hatchets, half hatchets, scout hatchets, shingling, and lathing under the brand. I haven't found a picture of clean stamp yet though.

 

[Steve Tall]

Well I found it. Twentieth Century were made by Vaughn. In a 1940e's catalog online found they carried broad hatchets, half hatchets, scout hatchets, shingling, and lathing under the brand..

Good job with the search. Vaughan's "Twentieth Century" brand was priced below the Value Brand. Here are some catalog pages:

https://archive.org/stream/VaughanFineTools1940/Vaughan Fine Tools 1940#page/n19/mode/2up/search/century
https://archive.org/stream/VaughanFineTools1940/Vaughan Fine Tools 1940#page/n10/mode/1up/search/century

 

[BamaDADx3]

Outstanding Mr. Tall, you always have the info and documentation.