It followed me home (Part 2)

This hatchet came home with me last week, and today I was able to spend a bit of time getting it cleaned up. After a good wire brushing and a bit of oil, I was thrilled to notice the BSA logo which had been hiding underneath the rust! The whole thing really cleaned up nicely I think.

Now I just wish I knew a scout to gift this to!

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Oooh oooh I'm a scout I'm a scout! Hahaha.
Congrats man that is a really nice hatchet. Tons of temper left too! It's so gratifying to find stamps as you're cleaning them... a great feeling!
 
Is there any threads to share a possible deal? I was digging around craigslist for some local axes and hatchets and while I struck out finding anything close, I found a post that has potential for the people that love vintage items and like to re-hang them. I don't want to go posting a craigslist post if it is against the rules or should go somewhere else, but would love to spread the love if some members are a lot closer than me.
 
This farm has been owned by the same family for generations.
Before heavy machinery like tractors and combine harvesters came into common use , hand tools like the sickle and scythe were used to harvest wheat and other cereals.
I have no idea how the serrated sickle was sharpened , but there must have been a way as money was in very short supply in those days.

I am always amazed at how hard those old time farmers had to work for a living , we modern people are Softies in comparison.

Cheers.
 
Some time ago I posted this and nobody had any info on it. Recently I have seen another with more complete stamps on eBay. This is an early, early Plumb. The remnant of the Anchor stamp is to the right of "handforged." I don't know if this is something before Fayette's/Yerkes connection, but I'm glad to have it regardless. Mine:

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Without the eBay listing I would not have known that was an anchor. eBay one:

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ETA: The original post

https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/it-followed-me-home-part-2.1190276/page-379#post-18656073
 
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Some time ago I posted this and nobody had any info on it. Recently I have seen another with more complete stamps on eBay. This is an early, early Plumb. The remnant of the Anchor stamp is to the right of "handforged." I don't know of this is something Fayette would have forged himself, but I'm glad to have it regardless. Mine:

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Without the eBay listing I would not have known that was an anchor. eBay one:

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ETA: The original post

https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/it-followed-me-home-part-2.1190276/page-379#post-18656073

That's a great one and a great feeling to ID. Sweet!
 
I had a feeling about it. It was being sold by a guy clearing out a lot of realllly nice axes, anvils, vises, etc. This was one of the cheapest things he sold, I think. There was a Labatt Blue (if I'm recalling correctly) can in all his pictures. He didn't remember anything about it. But I considered the company it was in, and figured it was probably "something." I bought a three pound db Flint Edge off him too, rare in its own right.
 
Some time ago I posted this and nobody had any info on it. Recently I have seen another with more complete stamps on eBay. This is an early, early Plumb. The remnant of the Anchor stamp is to the right of "handforged." I don't know of this is something Fayette would have forged himself, but I'm glad to have it regardless. Mine:

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Without the eBay listing I would not have known that was an anchor. eBay one:

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ETA: The original post

https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/it-followed-me-home-part-2.1190276/page-379#post-18656073

Not sure about the Plumb part.
I would look into possibility of being produced in Lewistown or Mill Hall for James H. Mann company https://bladeforums.com/threads/cast-steel-94-id-help-maybe.1584871/#post-18745459


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https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-james-mann-co-axe-head-4lbs-1922832549
 
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Yeah I looked into Mann when I was first looking into this thing. That dead-ended as a "maybe somehow," as I call em. But I didn't know that the indiscernible stamp on mine was an anchor, which pretty much seals the deal for me. At any rate, these two are definitely of the same origin.
 
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