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Steve & Maree Lehmann's Axe Collection
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Axes for Sale |
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note that the axes listed here have already found new owners *listed prices in Australian dollar are averaged between lowest and highest if multiple bids were received. If only one bid was received the listed price equals the actual sales price. |
*) Average offers received 2022 A$ |
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| 500 |
Very rare Aussie Speed Axe Keech 94 Greaser with nipple.
Excellent condition. 7 3/4 x 7 1/4 x 31 1/2", 2.9 kg
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1650 |
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| 499 |
Collins 4 3/4 lb rafting axe with spotted gum handle.
Very good condition, some dings on poll. 8 1/4 x 5 x 30 1/2", 2.9
kg
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200 |
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| 498 |
Kolp & Seybold coopers broad axe with hand made white
cedar handle. 7 x 9 1/2 x 16", 1.7kg
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220 |
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| 497 |
Keesteel washboard approximately 2 lb hafted as hatchet
with a reshaped vintage hickory handle. 6 x 3 3/4 x 17", 1.1kg
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180 |
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| 496 |
Tyzack coachmakers axe in very good condition. 8 1/2 x 6
x 22", 2.1kg
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400 |
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| 495 |
Ancient looking 12" broad axe by D. Drake with lacquered
hickory handle. 10 x 12 x 33", 3.4kg
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200 |
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| 494 |
Gifford Wood ice harvesting axe in very good condition.
14 1/2 x 2 1/4 x 24", 1.9 kg
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110 |
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| 493 |
Welland Vale 4lb Canadian axe with nice log hickory
handle. 7 1/4 x 4 3/4 x 34", 2.4kg
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130 |
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| 492 |
Steve, ever the lover of his ship axes, rated this axe as
the 'quintessential English shipwrights axe mfd by Robert Sorby in the
Kangaroo Works Sheffield around 1860/70 in superb condition and has seen
very little work' 12 x 5 x 28", 3kg
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500 |
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| 491 |
Well made recent bearded half axe, double ground with
pronounced round cut-out and a thick softwood handle hafted low. Stamped
SL, no other marks. The closest pattern mix I could work out is between
a London pattern coopers bench axe (Salaman) or (Lux) German Harz
pattern snedding axe (trimming branches from felled trees) 7
1/4 x 4 1/4 x 23", 2kg
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200 |
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| 490 |
Scarce Keesteel Tordon / tree poisoning axe with remnants
of original yellow paint. 7 2 3/4 x 17", 1.6kg
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80 |
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| 489 |
Early JM Sheffield & Co ship axe manufactured in
Stamford, Connecticut around 1856. 10 1/2 x 6 x 31", fitted with a
stained spotted gum handle. |
250 |
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| 488 |
Little used Marples slaters axe. 5 1/2" wide with
9" cutting edge. Overall length 14 1/2" |
80 |
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| 487 |
Keech 04 racing axe with cassowary mark - yet another of
many variations in stamping and decorations on Keech racers. This one came
from the Uralla district in NSW. 7 1/2 x 6 3/4 x 30", 3kg |
660 |
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| 486 |
Mathieson No 4 coopers adze in little used condition. 10
x 3 x 10", 2.1kg
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150 |
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| 485 |
French sabotier / clog makers axe with original
handle. 20" long with a 9" cutting edge. Amazingly angled and canted haft
on this vintage axe.
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250 |
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| 484 |
Early French or German fireman's axe with strapped
handle. No maker mark. Blade re-steeled by blacksmith Ron Devin. 9 x 3
1/2 x 20", 1.2kg |
100 |
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| 483 |
Robert Sorby 044 Kangaroo Works Merrick pattern long
feller with oval eye. Stamped on both sides. Steve rated this axe
as extremely rare. 10 3/4 x 4 x 28", 3.1kg
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300 |
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| 482 |
Early D Simmons 10" broad axe mid 19th c. with upside
down stamp. I don't know if this stamp pre-dates axes marked Simmons &
Co - which seems to be the most common mark. Very good
condition with age appropriate patina. One chip on poll. 9 3/4 x 10 x
31", 4.1kg
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190 |
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| 481 |
R King made by Collins Co and listed in their 1936
catalogue. 4 1/2 lb Dayton pattern with bevels. 7 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 32",
2.8kg
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300 |
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| 480 |
Collins 4 Yankee pattern with spotted gum handle. 7
1/2 x 4 1/4 x 32", 2.5kg
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150 |
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| 479 |
Keech Jack O'Toole World's Greatest Axeman trophy axe,
listing 30 World Champion titles. Never seen one like it before. 8 x 7 x
32". 2.9kg
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850 |
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| 478 |
True Temper Flint Edge 12" broad axe in very good
condition. 8 1/2 x 12 x 32", 3.9kg |
180 |
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| 477 |
German butcher's axe with short hickory handle. No
maker's marks. Very good condition. 7 x 7 x 17", 1.6kg |
110 |
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| 476 |
Vintage French miner's axe, Stamped 3, maker not legible.
Rust, pitting. 13 x 2 3/4 x 17", 1.2kg |
110 |
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| 475 |
Early French single bevelled side axe. Pitted. 9 x 8 x
17", 2.1kg |
200 |
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| 474 |
Outstanding Warren Axe & Tool Co small Pulaski axe with
original hickory handle. Head 8 1/2" long, cutting edge 1: 3 1/4",
cutting edge 2: 1 1/4", overall length 16", 1kg/2lb
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150 |
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| 473 |
English shipwrights axe masting/ blocking axe stamped
K&T? Unston. I could find no information on this maker. The stamping is
only partially visible. I believe it's quite possible that K&T? is
the maker and Unston (old spelling without an 'e') could relate to
Unstone town or the Unstone Mills edge tool works. (all near Sheffield)
14 x 5 1/4 x 28", 2.4kg
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350 |
 
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| 472 |
Collins 6 1/2 lb felling axe with painted hickory handle.
Very good, little used. 11 x 4 1/2 x 32", 3.6kg
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300 |
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| 470 |
Marble Arms & Mfg Co safety hatchet Pat 1898, size 5.
Good condition apart from a glued crack in the handle. 2" edge, 11" long.
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250 |
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| 469 |
Hults Bruk Jarrah broad hatchet, probably unused
with label Specially for Australian Hardwood. 4 3/4" edge,
17" long
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150 |
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| 468 |
Plumb camp/hunters hatchet. Original hickory handle with
take up screw. Some bruising in wood. 3" edge, 14 1/2" long.
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45 |
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| 467 |
Stanley broad hatchet, little used with original handle.
4 1/2"cutting edge, 16" long |
150 |
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| 466 |
Attractive little bearded hand axe with chunky canted
hickory handle. Well made tool, no maker's marks. Back stamped 4 1/2. 6 3/4 x 4 3/4 x 11",
1.4kg
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70 |
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| 465 |
Very little used American coopers hand adze by Collins. 8
x 9" with a 3" cutting edge.
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150 |
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| 464 |
Massive blocking axe stamped Joseph Carter. Little used
head with crisp markings. I know that Steve loved this one a lot! Fitted with
one of his Tasmanian Blackwood handles. 14 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 28", 3.3kg
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600 |
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| 463 |
Gilpin 4 1/2 lb felling axe. Stamped Gilpins high
on poll. Fitted with a stained hardwood handle. 7 x 5 1/2 x 32", 2.6kg
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130 |
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| 462 |
Australian made FERN 4 1/2 lb felling axe (made by
Plumb/Hytest) fitted with Krugers hardwood handle. 7 x 5 1/4 x
32", 2.7kg
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180 |
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| 461 |
Large 6 1/2 lb Kent pattern axe stamped Gilpin 1904.
Also stamped 18 with a government arrow on the back. Fitted with a modified Tasmanian Blackwood handle. 10 x 6 1/2 x 30",
3.4kg
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320 |
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| 460 |
Langdon racing axe in very good condition. I couldn't
find any additional information on the maker but the original owner, Ken
Barham apparently was a wood chopper in the Shoalhaven area in the
1990s. Fitted with a good racing handle. 7 1/2 x 7 x 30", 2.7 kg
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600 |
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| 459 |
This is the second of Steve's most treasured rare London
pattern wheelers axes. Made by William Swift. Steve must
have done some shaping to the poll, probably to remove burring. Fitted
with Steve's own pattern Tasmanian Blackwood handle. 8 1/2 x 6 3/4 x
28", 2.7kg
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400 |
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| 458 |
Impressive French Doloire broad axe / hewing axe with old
handle including worm holes. Steve was lucky to get this one through
customs/quarantine without fumigation. I believe the stamping reads
Thibeau, Libourne which would put this axe right into the centre of
the Northern Gironde wine making region and most probably in the hands
of a cooper but these aptly named 'shoulder of mutton' axes were used by
many other trades and even weapons going back to the Middle Ages. 6"
deep with a 13" cutting edge, overall length 28", 3.4kg
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300 |
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| 457 |
Elwell Snedding axe with Bodgers handle.. don't shoot me,
I'm just the messenger reading from the index card. I translate that as
trimming axe with a chair maker's handle. Never seen one like it before;
can't even imagine how it's used. Marked Elwell 1940 4 1/2 lb. 9 x 7 3/4 x 11", 2.6kg
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200 |
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| 455 |
Reaney & Sons Irish pattern felling axe, re-steeled by
Ron Devin. 9 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 30", 2.2 kg
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150 |
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| 454 |
Early Parker London 4 lb Suffolk pattern with stained
hardwood handle. 8 1/2 x 5 x 30", 2.2 kg |
150 |
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| 453 |
Kelly True Temper half axe with hardwood handle. Mild
pitting marks. 6 1/4 x 3 3/4 x 23", 1.5kg
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150 |
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| 452 |
Close to perfect L & I J White coopers broad axe NOS with
original paint intact. 8 x 8 1/2 x 15", 1.8kg
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200 |
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| 451 |
Elwell Slimline ca 2 lb half axe in good condition. 7 x 4
1/2 x 27", 1.6kg
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80 |
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| 450 |
Early (ca 1814-1874) I Sorby Kent pattern 5lb felling
axe, fitted with re-shaped vintage hickory handle. Poll chipped
otherwise very good for age. 8 3/4 x 4 3/4 x 28 1/2", 2.8kg
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225 |
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| 449 |
Cornelius Whitehouse 6 lb English felling axe, fitted
with an attractive vintage hickory handle. One small tear/flaw to one of
the lugs. Also stamped Clarke Exeter. 10 x 5 3/4 x 33", 3.2kg
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150 |
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| 448 |
NOS Snow & Nealley Co 'Our Best Axe', ca 5 lb, unused
with paper label and original handle. Unusual axe, Steve didn't leave
any classification. Blade is gradually thinning to the cutting edge,
bevelled both sides. Salaman lists a similar older tool as mahogany
squaring axe. My guess is a modern use would be in framing or the likes.
10 x 7 1/2 x 31", 2.7 kg
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350 |
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| 447 |
Plumb 5lb Kentucky pattern fitted with a 900mm
Krugers spotted gum handle. 8 1/4 x 5 1/4 x 36", 3.2kg
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220 |
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| 446 |
Kelly Canada 2 1/2 lb half axe. Minor pitting spots. 6
1/2 x 4 x 23 1/2", 1.7 kg
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90 |
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| 445 |
Kelly True Temper Flint Edge Jersey pattern with original
'fire hardened & factory power driven' handle. Listed as 3 - 3 1/2 lb
but given the overall weight of 5 1/2 lb , 4 lb seems more likely. Some
scratches to poll. 7 x 5 3/4 x 33", 2.5kg
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300 |
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| 444 |
Kelly Flint Edge/ True Temper Rockaway pattern
3 1/2 lb fitted with re-used vintage hickory handle. 7 x 5 x 26", 1.9kg
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250 |
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| 443 |
Plumb 12" broad axe, 6 1/2 lb with full blade in very
good condition. Fitted with Krugers hardwood handle. 7 3/4 x 12 x 31".
3.8kg
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250 |
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| 440 |
Vintage European bearded axe. Not a broad axe i.e.
bevelled on both sides. Marked 3 (model) on poll with maker's stamp on
cheek. The stamp 200 is actually the weight in dekagrams (10grams) still
used in several European countries. This is a rare, genuine early hand
forged axe as opposed to the many knockoff jobs from the Balkans you'll
find on eBay. 8 1/4 x 9 1/4 x 24", 2.7kg
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250 |
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| 439 |
MMH Co Wedgeway lathing hatchet with new Blue Ribbon
handle. 7 x 2 3/4 x 14", 0.8kg
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110 |
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| 438 |
Kelly Hammer Hatchet (broad hatchet) Mild pitting front,
moderate pitting back. 6 x 4 1/2 x 15", 1kg
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120 |
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| 437 |
Savco Tordon axe with short hardwood handle. According to
Steve's notes the head originally was painted green. 7 x 2 1/2 x 20",
1.3kg
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60 |
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| 436 |
Nice little Collins ca 3 lb yard axe with vintage hickory
handle. 7 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 29", 1.9kg
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200 |
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| 435 |
Marples Shamrock Brand 3lb wheelwrights axe in
excellent original condition. Came with a good hickory handle out
of a Northern Norfolk wheelwrights shop which had no electrical tools of
any sort. When the contents were auctioned off all the tools were still
laying where they had been put down for the very last time. 7 x 5
1/2 x 17", 1.5kg
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350 |
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| 434 |
True Blue Racer C 95. Steve left no record of who built
this axe or what the C stands for. Fitted with a slim line racing
handle. PS: we sold a similar 7" axe C 96 as lot 373 in
the Gallery. Both came from Queensland owners. I have seen another sold
earlier this year on eBay for a lot of money but no additional information was
provided. 7 1/2 x 6 1/4 x x 30", 2.7kg
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500 |
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| 433 |
Recent wheeler pattern side axe by English toolsmith J L
Burrell. Looks unused. 8 x 6 x 22", 2kg
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350 |
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| 432 |
Clean English (Newcastle?) pattern mid size shipwrights
axe with two neat different owner's stamps each side but no maker. 10 x 5 1/2 x
30", 2.5kg
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100 |
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| 431 |
Rare Robert Sorby bearded side axe London coopers
pattern. Marked 'STEEL POLD" over the forging line. Fitted with a
type/style/age conform handle. 7 1/2 x 7 x 15", 2.1kg
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450 |
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| 430 |
Kelly True Temper 5 1/2 lb lb rafting axe in excellent,
little used condition. 8 1/2 x 5 x 32", 3.3kg
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200 |
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| 429 |
Monster 5 1/2 lb felling axe Kentucky pattern, stamped
Made by Kelly Axe & Tool Works (American Axe & Hoe Co). Fitted with a
modified Krugers hickory handle. Head has been cleaned, some mild
pitting spots remain. 8 x 5 x 33", 3.3kg
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250 |
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| 428 |
Kent pattern 6 lb grooving axe - bevelled on both sides by WA
Lyndon, Birmingham. According to Steve's notes these axe were produced
for export to the colonies and used to cut a groove down the length of a
log to seat the wedges for splitting. Hand crafted white cedar handle by
Bob Wood. Steve must have rated it because he paid a small fortune for
it. 7 x 7 x 33", 3.4kg
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200 |
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| 427 |
Early to mid 19th c. Isaac Greaves No 3 steel poll Kent
felling axe ca 4lb in very good condition. 9 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 29", 2.4kg
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230 |
 
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| 426 |
Rare Pontiac Indian Chief shingle hatchet. Few small
chips in hammer poll. Good hickory handle. 6 3/4 x 4 x 15", 0.8kg
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400 |
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| 425 | Nice 3 1/2 lb Kent axe with early Isaac Sorby stamping. Fitted with a spotted gum handle. 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 28", 2.2kg | 200 |
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| 424 |
Well made, solid German pattern 13 1/2" broad/hewing axe
with a prominent centre fold. The heavy construction and the stamping
with initials are indicative of North German axes - opposed to the
thinner blades in most Central European axes that have flooded the
market ever since eBay started! Few pitting spots to heel,
otherwise very good. 7 1/2 x 13 1/2 x 22", 2.4kg
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250 |
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| 423 |
Probably unused Garnich & Sons broad hatchet hafted left
handed with Mohawk hickory handle. 6 x 4 1/2 x 14", 1.2kg
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175 |
 
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| 422 |
Embossed 11" Kelly broad axe made for Garnich & Sons
Hardware Co. (Kelly stamp on the back) Some mild pitting spots, overall
very good. 8 x 11 x 31", 3.5kg
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320 |
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| 421 |
Brades Cockatoo 4 1/2 lb Made in England. Very good
condition, crisp stamping. 7 x 5 x 31", 2.5kg
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350 |
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| 420 |
Wm Penn Supplee-Biddle Hardware Company acid etched
ca 3 1/2 lb. Blade re-drawn by Ron Devin. Fitted with a long vintage
hickory handle. 7 1/2 x 4 3/4 x 34", 2.4kg
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200 |
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| 419 |
DSI 5lb fitted with a chunky Tasmanian Blackwood handle.
7 1/2 x 6 x 29", 2.7kg
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900 |
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| 418 |
Kelly Rockaway pattern 3 1/2 lb with good vintage hickory
handle. 8 x 5 x 30", 2.3kg
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250 |
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| 417 |
Stiletto embossed 3 1/2 lb yard axe with hardwood handle.
7 1/2 x 5 x 31", 2.3kg
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150 |
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| 416 |
Rare Clean Cut Boy Scout hatchet with excellent original
hickory handle.5 1/4 x 3 1/4 x 13 1/2", 0.7kg
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220 |
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| 415 |
Embossed 12" broad axe Clean Cut, also marked DCH
SF ( Hardware Wholesaler Dunham Carrigan Hayden Co San Francisco) Crisp
logo, nice showy axe with just a few pitting spots to the toe. 9 1/2 x
12 x 32", 4.3kg
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300 |
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| 414 |
Kelly Black Raven claw hatchet, fitted with a Sequatchie
Tennessee Indian Fire hickory handle. Excellent condition with crisp
embossing. Head 6 ¾” deep with a 4 3/8 cutting edge, 14” overall. 2lb/
09kg.
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500 |
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| 413 |
Kelly True Temper extra heavy 7 1/2lb fire truck
axe with vintage hickory handle. Very good condition. 14 1/4 x 5 x
33 1/4", 4.2kg
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300 |
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| 412 |
Keech 94 racer in very good condition. 8 1/4 x 7 1/2 x
30', 3 kg
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550 |
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| 406 |
Osborne # 1 CNC Racer in very good condition. 8 x 7 1/2 x
31", 2.8kg
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575 |
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| 405 |
Sorby 7 3/4" bearded broad axe. Re-steeled. 9" x 7 1/2" x
28", 3.3 kg
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150 |
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| 404 |
Heavy Douglas Axe Mfg Co, Cast Steel Warranted, mfd by Wm
Hunt. Indexed as broad axe but bevelled on both sides. Hickory handle
with unusual iron wedge. 10 x 7 1/4 x 23", 3.1kg
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130 |
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| 403 |
Marsden Bros. Kent pattern bench axe. 8 x 5 1/4 x 20
1/2", 1.8kg
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120 |
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| 402 |
Ca 1870s. Horton, 191 Lewis Street, New York ship axe
with a narrow neck and high poll. Fitted with an offset white cedar
handle. 11 x 6 1/2 x 28", 2.4kg
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250 |
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| 401 |
Scarce Plumb 5 lb with stripped Permabond handle. I
believe the only one this size in the shed. Opening bid is what Steve
paid for it in 2011. 7 1/2 x 5 3/4 x 32"
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400 |
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