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It followed me home (Part 2)

I was out near Collinsville today, and hit up one of my goto honey holes...no axes.
He did have a few hatchets, a couple plumb that I almost grabbed but decided just on the mallet stamped 2.
When I arrived home, my mother in law was visiting and had brought me an axe she got free from a vendor at a small local flea market.

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The vendor told her "Here ya go, the handle is crap but it's good American Steel. Your son in law will appreciate that." Its a Craftsman / Vaughan...he is right :thumbsup:
 
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I went back to my local shop today to look at one I passed over yesterday. A Marshall Wells Zenith DB.
It's got a bunch of surface rust but nothing that won't clean up in a few minutes and will definitely need to be rehung . The embossing is what drew me to it.
Are these worth buying?
 
protourist said:
I went back to my local shop today to look at one I passed over yesterday. A Marshall Wells Zenith DB.
It's got a bunch of surface rust but nothing that won't clean up in a few minutes and will definitely need to be rehung . The embossing is what drew me to it.
Are these worth buying?
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I would consider purchasing it if the price was something I could live with.

I would rather regret spending a little up front than regret skipping it and missing out on it.
 
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You mention Craftsman/Vaughan, are they the most recent American supplier to Craftsman ? Have you any idea who else supplied Sears?
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The 3 obvious ones: Kelly, Vaughan, Mann Edge Tool were sold as Trojan, Fulton, Merit, Companion, Craftsman, Dunlap, Sears.
Also, there we some Craftsman axes made in Sweden https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/craftsman-stamps.1045932/#post-11943315
Based on the wording used in catalogs ("special analysis steel") I suspect Canadian Pattern Broad Hewing Axe sold by Sears at some point was made by Plumb[/QUOTE]
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I do not remember where I have seen info about special analysis steel broad axe (Dunlap??) and I just cannot find it, so for now please disregard that part.
 
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