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Axe & Tool Museum – A Growing Archive of Historic Axe BrandsMODERN AXE SITE Search About Instagram Canadian Axe Brands Historic Articles Toggle Menu A Growing Archive of Historic Axe Brands The project: Information on historic axe brands shouldn’t just live buried in 10-year-old forum posts, with broken links and missing images. So, I’m building an archive of the historic axe brands, through research and collaboration. Jim Bell – creator and axe collector Latest Articles I’m Canadian, so that’s where I am starting. Historic Canadian Axe Brands The Welland Vale All Steel: A Canadian Etched Axe One of the few Canadian axes with a large etched design Read More The Welland Vale All Steel: A Canadian Etched Axe Continue Historic Canadian Axe Brands Walter’s Pulpwood Axe A line of mid-size axes made to accomodate the shifting needs of the lumber industry. Read More Walter’s Pulpwood Axe Continue Historic Canadian Axe Brands Howland’s Samson Axes The high-end private label brand of Toronto-based hardware wholesaler H. S. Howland, Sons & Company. Read More Howland’s Samson Axes Continue Historic Canadian Axe Brands Howland’s Waverly Axes Howland’s affordable entry-level line of tools that followed the success of the premium Samson” brand. Read More Howland’s Waverly Axes Continue Historic Canadian Axe Brands Owl Quality Axes A brand made by Welland Vale in the 1930s-1940s for an unknown Canadian hardware retailer. Read More Owl Quality Axes Continue Historic Canadian Axe Brands Howden’s Trueset Axes A private-label axe brand created by one of Canada’s most long-lasting hardware businesses. Read More Howden’s Trueset Axes Continue Historic Canadian Axe Brands The Canadian” Kelly Axe & Tool Company A company” created to cleverly bypass foreign tariffs and conquer foreign axe markets. Read More The Canadian” Kelly Axe & Tool Company Continue Historic Canadian Axe Brands Ashdown’s Diamond A” Axe Ashdown’s Hardware earned its founder the nickname the Merchant Prince of Winnipeg”. Read More Ashdown’s Diamond A” Axe Continue Historic Canadian Axe Brands Tuttle, Date & Rodden: A Flash in the Pan This small firm only existed for 5 years but it started one of the most influential axe factories in Canadian History. Read More Tuttle, Date & Rodden: A Flash in the Pan Continue Historic Canadian Axe Brands Allan Hills Edge Tool Company A short lived company that produced a wide range of lumbering tools out of the old Warnock plant in Galt. Read More Allan Hills Edge Tool Company Continue Historic Canadian Axe Brands Hobbs Hardware Axes A prominent hardware wholesale & retail business founded in London, Ontario with top-tier axes. Read More Hobbs Hardware Axes Continue Historic Canadian Axe Brands A History of Garant Axes Garant axes are well-known in Canada. But, it might surprise you that they never made axe heads in Canada. Read More A History of Garant Axes Continue Historic Canadian Axe Brands Strikemaster Canada Axes Strikemaster Canada was manufacturer of striking tools including axes. They were likely imported from overseas. Read More Strikemaster Canada Axes Continue Historic Canadian Axe Brands Canadian Axe & Harvest Tool Co. The Canada Axe & Harvest Tool Co. was founded in 1892 by William Chaplin, the owner of the Welland Vale Manufacturing Company. Read More Canadian Axe & Harvest Tool Co. Continue Historic Canadian Axe Brands Lewis Bros. Black Diamond Axe A private label brand introduced in 1910 by a Montreal-based hardware wholesaler. These uncommon axes often get misidentified as Walters today. Read More Lewis Bros. Black Diamond Axe Continue Historic Canadian Axe Brands The Short-Lived Canadian National Axe The National” axe was briefly produced by the National Farming Machinery Limited out of Montmagny, Quebec. Read More The Short-Lived Canadian National Axe Continue Historic Canadian Axe Brands Oximex Canada Axes Oximex operated out of Toronto Importing goods (including axes) from Asia. The axes would have been made from 1994 to the early 2000s. Read More Oximex Canada Axes Continue Historic Canadian Axe Brands Vintage Canadian Tire Mastercraft Axes MasterCraft axes were produced for Canadian Tire by the Mann Edge Tool Company in Lewistown, Pennsylvania between the 1970s and early 2000s. Read More Vintage Canadian Tire Mastercraft Axes Continue Historic Canadian Axe Brands Burgess Tool Co. Founded in Ottawa in 1945 by Gerald Burgess, this axe producer operated until the 1970’s. Read More Burgess Tool Co. Continue Historic Canadian Axe Brands True Temper Lion The True Temper Lion was the final iteration of an iconic Canadian axe line produced out of St. Catherines Ontario. Read More True Temper Lion Continue Historic Canadian Axe Brands Lion Brand Axes An iconic line of chopping axes and hatchets made by the Welland Vale Mfg Co. in St Catherine’s between 1912 and 1950. Read More Lion Brand Axes Continue Historic Canadian Axe Brands Garrett’s Black Diamond Hand Made Axe A premium hand-made axe produced by Welland Vale Mfg Co. between 1906-1928. Read More Garrett’s Black Diamond Hand Made Axe Continue Historic Canadian Axe Brands Risley & Kerrigan Risley & Kerrigan was a wholesale hardware dealer and importer located in Toronto, Ontario between 1883 and 1889. Read More Risley & Kerrigan Continue Historic Canadian Axe Brands The Ardex Axe: The Last Canadian-Made Axe? A unique range of axes originally imported from various European countries before finally being made in Canada. Read More The Ardex Axe: The Last Canadian-Made Axe? Continue Historic Canadian Axe Brands Macleod’s Artisan & Expert Axes The premium house-brand of tools for the Macleod’s Hardware chain, based on the US brand of Gambles Artisan. Read More Macleod’s Artisan & Expert Axes Continue Historic Canadian Axe Brands The WAJAX Axe The house brand of the Wood, Alexander, & James LTD. hardware company, in Hamilton, Ontario. Read More The WAJAX Axe Continue Privacy Policy © 2024 Axe & Tool Museum Scroll to top Scroll to top Canadian Axe Brands Historic Articles About Search Modern Axe SiteInstagram Instagram Toggle...