Canada

The True Temper Black Prince was the successor to one of the longest-running axe brands in Canada.

Axes issued to and used by the Department of Lands & Forests.

A little known Canadian version of a famous American axe brand.

Axes issued to and used by the Ontario Department of Highways.

Thomas Free started a small forge in Pembroke, Ontario, around 1857.

A small axe maker from Pictou County, Nova Scotia that operated for 56 years between 1847 – 1903.

A unique range of axes originally imported from various European countries before finally being made in Canada.

A private label brand by a Montreal-based hardware wholesaler. These uncommon axes often get misidentified as Walters.

Axes stamped CPR were used by the Canadian Pacific Railway.

Axes made for the Canadian National Railway during the 50s and 60s.

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.

Ashdown’s Hardware earned its founder the nickname “the Merchant Prince of Winnipeg”.

This small firm only existed for 5 years but it started one of the most influential axe factories in Canadian History.