M= Man Edge Tool Company? Mysterious engraving on axes?

[Ripshin Lumberjack]

After having read about Mann Edge Tool Company purchasing 1/2 of Collins and Stanley the other 1/2 in 1966 and seeing the M Stanley M on a Stanley Axe, I believe that the M stands for Mann Edge Tool Co. This M is seen on axes that have nothing else on the axe head. Mann Edge also made Stanley's US made axes by agreement and did not encroach into the
South American buainess.

Someone(s) help me out here. Am I thinking correctly on the mysterious M?

ripshin

 

[Agent_H]

I'm under the impression the M is for Mann.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1276902-Ineresting-development-in-the-M-marked-axes!

Open to changing my opinion if they aren't.

Collins and Craftsman axes have been cited as having an M as well.

 

[leadbelly01]

I own a craftsman M stamp and was told by a more knowledgeable collector that these were produced by Mann


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[Hickory n steel]

I own a craftsman M stamp and was told by a more knowledgeable collector that these were produced by Mann


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is the m on the back of your craftsman axe or part of the logo ?
I only bring this up because Sears used an M on their craftsman tools ( hammers , hatchets, and some boys axes ) as an oem code for Vaughan and Bushnell mfg, so this M may not stand for Mann edge.
If you're axe says =CRAFTSMAN= or any variation of this then it was made by Vaughan.
Reg us trademark M


I just wanted to mention this because it's an M which can be found on axes that doesn't stand for Mann.

 

[leadbelly01]

is the m on the back of your craftsman axe or part of the logo ?
I only bring this up because Sears used an M on their craftsman tools ( hammers , hatchets, and some boys axes ) as an oem code for Vaughan and Bushnell mfg, so this M may not stand for Mann edge.
If you're axe says =CRAFTSMAN= or any variation of this then it was made by Vaughan.
Reg us trademark M


I just wanted to mention this because it's an M which can be found on axes that doesn't stand for Mann.

I'll take a close look and let you know

Edit: zoom in and you can see it


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[Hickory n steel]

I'll take a close look and let you know

Edit: zoom in and you can see it


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Yep, that one was made by Vaughan & Bushnell mfg 👍

 

[leadbelly01]

Yep, that one was made by Vaughan & Bushnell mfg [emoji106]

Thanks for clearing that up


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[Hickory n steel]

Thanks for clearing that up


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No problem 👍
Sears kept records of just about every company that produced their tools, so I think that craftsman axes are the key to definitively proving that the mystery / M axes are from Mann edge.
If documentation of who made their axes with the M on the back ( it's the same mystery axe M ) can be found we'll know for sure who made these axes.
The problem is that the sources who date and trace the craftsman oem codes only really care about wrenches and sockets.