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A Brief History of the Mann Family and Their Involvement in the Axe Manufacturing Industry. Privately published as an "Exploring Axe History Book." [71] McBride, Michael S. (2024). A Brief History of O.A. Norlund and the Axes, Hatchets, and Other Products that Bear His Name. Privately published as an "Exploring Axe History Book." [72]
View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. ... Axemann was named after the local Mann Axe Factory. [3] The community once was a center of axe manufacturing in ...
Circa 1866, the Douglas Axe Manufacturing Company built their factory on Dennis Stream. In 1883, it was purchased by E. Broad & Sons, [16] who operated the company until 1895 when a new company was formed under the name of St. Stephen Edge Tool Co. In 1911, Harry Broad formed the Mann Axe & Tool Co. with Charles Heustis as president and manager.
The Collins and Company Works factory buildings in Collinsville, Connecticut on the Farmington River, viewed from Connecticut Route 179. Samuel Watkinson Collins (1802–1870) was an American businessman and founder of the Collins Axe Company in Canton, Connecticut. He was born September 8, 1802, in Middletown, Connecticut, one of seven children.
In 1851, Blood joined up with two other businessmen and built an axe factory a short distance downstream, and within a year became the sole owner. A fire burned down the enterprise, but Blood persevered and built a new factory even larger than the one that was lost. The Scythe Works also burned down in the 1850s and were rebuilt on a larger scale.
The main evidence from these periods is the many flint tools which have been found including arrow heads, scrapers, boring tools and an axe-head. On top of the hill towards Cogenhoe Firs, and almost halfway between Cogenhoe and Whiston (the nearest hamlet), one group of people were actively engaged in making these tools and possibly trading them.
171-191 South High Street is a pair of historic buildings in Downtown Columbus, Ohio.The commercial structures have seen a wide variety of retail and service uses through the 20th century, including shoe stores, groceries, opticians, hatters, jewelers, a liquor store, and a car dealership.
Helko axes and hatchets are crafted to meet stringent German DIN manufacturing standards (DIN 7287, 7294, 7295, 5131, and 5132).. In accordance with DIN directions, the hardness of Helko edges is between 47-56 HRC up to 30 millimetres (1.2 in) from the cutting edge, while the eye is generally left unhardened to prevent cracks in the steel. [3]