stone axe head

[gleaner1]

My buddy also has this nice stone axe head, he would like a ballpark value for insurance purposes. Any info will be appreciated. He also has this large beautifully made point. Thanks to all...

[Tnmountains]

Very nice !!!! I never buy anything but a little s.american and have never sold anything,,sooo all i can say is looks nice and wish I had found it

[gleaner1]

My friend inherited these pieced from his wife's family. The original collector was a doctor in the Ohio/Indiana area, he would pay kids to follow the plows and get the points. He passed away in 1920 so this was a very long time ago. The original collector ended up with a large box full of items, and my friend ended up with the point, axe and the mystery pot. Not much artifact action here in upstate NY, an occasional point but nothing too fancy.

[DemonCatSpaceStar]

Can't give you an estimate but WOW are they nice!

[creek astronaut]

great axes and that dovetail is classic!cant give you an estimate but ALOT of cash.

[gleaner1]

Thanks folks for the replies. Me and my buddy are long-time bottle and detector guys, we don't now much about these items. Best regards, gleaner1.

[joshuaream]

How long are the point and the axe?

[gleaner1]

I remember the axe head from my mid finger tip to almost my wrist, about 6.5", I didn't measure the spear point, but its big, I'd say close to 5" long.

[joshuaream]

The axe head is nice, but not a particularly high dollar item. Maybe $200 to $300 or so on a regular day, $400 to $500 on a good day.

The dove is a better piece. It looks like patinated hornstone, and is highly collectable. If it's around 5" I'd say at least $1000 probably more. Have him take it to a show sometime, he'll get lots of offers on it.

I remember the axe head from my mid finger tip to almost my wrist, about 6.5", I didn't measure the spear point, but its big, I'd say close to 5" long.

[Airborne80]

Awesome stuff!!!!

[OZZMAN]

I would like to thank everyone that supplied info on the stone axe, the large point. and the pot that are posted here. As my friend stated, they orginally belonged to my great grandfather, who in turn passed them on to my mother and finally to me. He was a doctor in Orleans Indiana in the late in the 1800 hundreds. He had a blanket chest in his office that my mother remembered was full of Indian artifacts that were collected by kids following farmers plowing their fields and then sold to him. His three best pieces were those posted here and were kept in his home. After his death, my mother, who would be 107 if she was alive today," said she had no idea what happened to ever happened to the things in his office". I collect bottles and cast iron toys but have always enjoyed these items and have them displayed proudly with my other items. Once again, thanks again for all for your input and I would appreciate any further commets.

[gleaner1]

OZZMAN, welcome to TNet!

Ozzy showed me the ropes with antique bottles way back in 1970, I was just a kid that grabbed a few old bottles out of a woodchuck hole and found out that they "were worth money".

A couple years later, he enlisted me into the local bottle club. I went to every meeting for years (once a month, every first Monday). The memories and the stories and the finds stick with me like glue. The guys were talking about mysterious "metal detectors"....not to find coins, but to find bottle dumps.

Everyone, thanks for helping OZZMAN with his artifacts. And thanks alot Ozzy, now everytime I detect in the woods, every rock or stone is see is gonna look like a point or an axe head, its driving me crazy.

[creek astronaut]

welcome to tn OZZMAN,if you got anymore of your great grandfathers artifacts im sure a few of us wouldnt mind checking them out .thx for sharing your collection.just curious, wonder how much he paid the kids for those pieces??

[jimb]

Very nice! I have an ax head just like it, but also have no idea on the value.

[lostlake88]

Prices on relics are way down, at least this is my experience. 7 years ago I was seeing 3.5" g-10 lostlakes pulling $5,000 regularly on ebay. In fact one lostlake sold for like $14,000 on ebay which I am sure a few of you remember. 5" Dovetails like the aforementioned would have pulled multiple thousands even on Ebay 5 years ago. Those prices haven't come back and probably won't either. The Dovetail looks like that classic southern Indiana style. 500.00 - 1000.00 depending on the size. nice relics!

[dognose]

First off it is next to impossible to determine any value from a photo. Nor is it possible to determine the material from a photo. Patina is not clear on photos and a live inspection would be required to determine authenticity and value.

I would NOT use any suggested values of the relics from these images as qualified insurable values.
For insurance, you should get a certified appraiser to give a written documented appraiser with photos of all photos.
Most insurance other than speciallized insurance companies which deal in collectables will require a complete inventory of all relics.

I live in central Indiana and have been a relic hunter / collector for 30+ years. Never take as gospel family or collector 'legend'.

I agree taking the relics to a show and having long time collectors give thier opinion is needed.

[Tnmountains]

Welcome to t-net Dognose.