These three axe heads were unearthed over the past few years via metal detector at different pioneer homestead (Empire Loyalist 1783 +/-) sites in the general vicinity of Kingston, Ontario. Weights (in lb) are recorded on the pieces of tape. The hobbyist that found them sort-of cleaned them up with an angle grinder (whoops!) but as recovered artifacts from the early to mid 1800s (?) they are still intact enough to be re-used. The shape of these is quite different from American patterns and all of them have prominently raised cheeks.
One of the heads (middle piece) has a faint stamp which so far I have not been able to determine as to Who/Where/When, but suspect it to be of UK origin since there is no Lauson or anything resembling that name in the Cdn Tool Manufacturers 1820-1914 list. The British gov't granted loyal Brits, that fled from the 13 Colonies during the American Revolution, 200 acres of wilderness in Upper or Lower Canada and outfitted them with tools, hardware, food staples, crop seeds, window glass and clothing enough to erect a log house, begin clearing the forest and survive through the first winter.
One of the heads (middle piece) has a faint stamp which so far I have not been able to determine as to Who/Where/When, but suspect it to be of UK origin since there is no Lauson or anything resembling that name in the Cdn Tool Manufacturers 1820-1914 list. The British gov't granted loyal Brits, that fled from the 13 Colonies during the American Revolution, 200 acres of wilderness in Upper or Lower Canada and outfitted them with tools, hardware, food staples, crop seeds, window glass and clothing enough to erect a log house, begin clearing the forest and survive through the first winter.
