Hatchet wedge... how old is it?

[cti4sw]

Makers mark says "Washington Hatchet"

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[JanThorCro]

No idea on the age.

I'm curious as to what the little notch was used for, I'm sure it's there for a purpose.

Nice find. I'll remember to dig some of those hard hitting negative VDI's with a solid report on the Sig.

 

[d2]

The little notch, I believe, is for pulling nails...d2

 

[leprechaun]

That little notch was used to pull nails,that type of hatchet was used to shingle houses, I have a couple of those in my cellar,late 1800s to mid 1900s,back then wood roofs were very comon
and that hatchetwas comomly used.

 

[creskol]

Hard to guess on the size, but it looks tiny in the photo, so my guess is that it is part of a commemorative George Washington stickpin.

 

[cti4sw]

It is tiny, sorry about no size comparison, its about the size of a quarter

 

[ticm]

 

[ticm]

It is tiny, sorry about no size comparison, its about the size of a quarter

That might have been a important clue.

 

[Gunrunner61]

LOL...you are soooooo right ticm.......Cool find though...........HH

 

[cti4sw]

That might have been a important clue.

Yeah, sorry, prolly shoulda mentioned that. My bad...

 

[cti4sw]

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Wow, oddly similar. What is that? I see that it's a pin of some kind, but for what?

 

[creskol]

Wow, oddly similar. What is that? I see that it's a pin of some kind, but for what?

Hard to guess on the size, but it looks tiny in the photo, so my guess is that it is part of a commemorative George Washington stickpin.

... so my guess is that it is part of a commemorative George Washington stickpin.

 

[cti4sw]

Okay, now back to my original question... How old is it?

 

[ticm]

Okay, now back to my original question... How old is it?

Google

 

[cti4sw]

Okay... Google wasn't that helpful. It does appear to be the head of a Washington Hatchet commemorative stick pin, but unlike many of the stick pins I saw on Google, mine is 3D (meaning it's not flat on one side like most pins are), and mine doesn't have the hammer end opposite the blade. The Washington Hatchet stick pins were to commemorate the date Feb. 22, year unknown, although the two closest similarities were said to have been made in the 1800s sometime. For those who don't know (and I didn't either), Washington was born on 22 Feb 1732. So I guess if it were a centennial commemorative, it was made in 1832, which I highly doubt, or a bicentennial, which I think is more likely, and would put it at 1932.


I'd originally thought it was one of those little wedges you'd hammer into the top of an axe or hatchet head to keep the handle in place, but I guess not, lol... Still, not gonna complain interesting little story piece, I guess.