There is no question that the available axe pattern choices these days are a shadow of what was available during the mid twentieth century.
Recently I was lucky enough to get my hands on an old American Axe & Tool Company catalog. I decided to go through the axe patterns listed in the catalog and put them here for you guys.
As you know, the American Axe & Tool Company was a collaboration of a number of axe manufacturers, who had hoped to reduce costs by combining resources. The axes reflected are a collection of the designs offered by the different manufacturers. They do not reflect all existing axe types at the time, as there were still independent manufacturers who had their own variations. This should however be a good overview of the available options.
These are the full size poll axes listed in the above catalog. I’ve placed them in alphabetical order.
Baltimore Jersey Pattern
Baltimore Kentucky Pattern
Boat Pattern
Booming Pattern
Boxing Turpentine Pattern
Connecticut Pattern
Dayton Pattern
Dayton Beveled Pattern
Delaware Pattern
Dock Pattern
Georgia Pattern
Hagan Jersey Pattern
Hoosier Pattern
Kentucky Pattern
Long Island Pattern
Maine Pattern
Michigan Pattern
New England Pattern
North Carolina Pattern
Ohio Heavy Poll Pattern
Ohio Pattern
Philadelphia Jersey Pattern
Rafting Pattern
Rockaway Pattern
Scoring Pattern
Southern Kentucky Beveled Pattern
Southern Kentucky Pattern
Turpentine Pattern
Virginia Pattern
Wedge Pattern
West Virginia Pattern
Western Crown Pattern
Wisconsin Pattern
Yankee Pattern
As I said before, there are bound to be other patterns and variations. As you can see, many of them are just minor variations of the same design.
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