Back to the spot I found the Service Button

[Nick79]

Went back to dig and try and narrow down the date of the button. Bingo! Finger grib McCormick, 1915 It's French's mustard, bottle opener. The axe was from last trip I didn't post. Seems really old.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congratualtions on the nice finds!

 

[Hawks88]

Like that 1915 McCormick. That’s a keeper congrats!

 

[sutphin]

NICE DOUBLE HEAD AXE

 

[vpnavy]

I pulled these from other TN threads...

United States Department of Agriculture
A Practical Ax Manual Brief History of the Ax. Here are a few pictures - a bunch more on the website


Axe Head (Mar 18, 2010)


Hammer (Better Pics) (Feb 20, 2008)
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[Nick79]

Thanks all. Cleaned and waxed the axe head, it looks awesome.

 

[Lanny in AB]

Interesting finds!

Nicely done, and all the best,

Lanny

 

[against the wind]

Nice finds and well done on the cleanup of the axe.