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   forestgirl | Aug 03, 2009 11:56pm | #1

   Are the stamp styles similar or different from each other?  Could be that the workers who owned the hammers stamped them with their initials so as to keep track of a favorite tool.  Just a guess.

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-) 
   
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   woodshaver | Aug 04, 2009 04:10am | #2

   Hi forestgirl the stamps are the same, these hammers were produced
   by sombody in a factory, they look like a regular stanley hammer, I have seen the trade name hand made on ax heads to. Im just curious to the history of who made them and were. thanks mark

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   forestgirl | Aug 04, 2009 07:41am | #3

   Any chance of posting a pic or two??forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-) 

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   woodshaver | Aug 07, 2009 06:42am | #5

   Hi forestgirl
   here is a few pictures of the hammers Im tying to identify
   hope some one can see these and let us all know. thanks
   mark

   
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   whitedogstr8leg | Aug 07, 2009 08:14am | #6

   According to the catalog I have on hand.  Hand made is a "brand name" type of thing.   Bostwick-Braun catalog No.43 ( about 1948) lists these at $15.00  per dozen, shipped six to a box, 16 oz.  Size 1-1/2, wt., less handle 16 oz.   They may also be either Champion, Flint Edge Diamond, or Stanley-Atha.   As a side note:  an Estwing E20S sold for $33.00 per dozen.   A Stanley #55 plane sold for...$43.00, with 55 cutters included.   And a No. 5 Jack plane was $6.50.  Not bad!

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   woodshaver | Aug 07, 2009 05:51pm | #8

   thanks much, thats what I was looking for.I have three of these hammers
   I've picked up over the years, one was my grandfathers, and the others
   I picked up at flee markets etc. thanks again mark

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   forestgirl | Aug 07, 2009 08:44am | #7

   Looks like White Dog had some good info!forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-) 

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   WillGeorge | Aug 05, 2009 08:07am | #4

   I have no idea but maybe a hammer made by Thor?