The Ardex Axe: An Axe Brand Made in 6 Different Countries
A unique range of axes originally imported from various European countries before finally being made in Canada.
A unique range of axes originally imported from various European countries before finally being made in Canada.
The name comes from the Timber Cruisers who historically used these axes to blaze trails and mark trees.
A private label brand by a Montreal-based hardware wholesaler. These uncommon axes often get misidentified as Walters.
A fire and rescue axe introduced just in time for WW2. For the civilian market, it was branded the “Diablo”.
Axes stamped CPR were used by the Canadian Pacific Railway.
Unique hatchets designed for packing and unpacking goods shipped in wooden barrels and boxes.
An iconic tool invented to fight forest fires after the “Big Burn” of 1910.
A double-bit axe with on a unique curved handle developed in the Adirondack region of northern New York.
Founded around the turn of the century (1900), in the port city of Gävle, Sweden.
Axes made in East Germany during the Cold War period, stamped “GDR” for the German Democratic Republic.
One of the most widely made patterns of all time, established around 1860 for logging pine trees in winter.
Axes made for the Canadian National Railway during the 50s and 60s.
Sold in Canada from the early 1900s into the 1950s, the maker of these “Swedish” axes will surprise you.
One of the few Canadian axes with a large etched design
A line of mid-size axes made to accomodate the shifting needs of the lumber industry.
The high-end private label brand of Toronto-based hardware wholesaler H. S. Howland, Sons & Company.
Howland’s affordable entry-level line of tools that followed the success of the premium “Samson” brand.
A brand made by Welland Vale in the 1930s-1940s for an unknown Canadian hardware retailer.
A private-label axe brand created by one of Canada’s most long-lasting hardware businesses.
A “company” created to cleverly bypass foreign tariffs and conquer foreign axe markets.