About the Lehmann Collection
This gallery of over 1300 vintage axes and edge tools (including many rare and historic pieces) were part of the incredible collection of Steve and Maree Lehmann.
The images and notes for each tool were provided by vintage tool seller Hans Brunner, who managed the sale of the collection in 2021, and the item numbers match their original listing number.
No. 0002 | Origin: Scotland
Mathieson coachmakers axe head, small hairline crack to poll, or maybe just a forging line to go with the “dents”…
No. 0003 | Origin: Germany
Germanic broadaxe head marked 1778. This is probably a one-off. I suspect it was stamped and decorated for religious/ceremonial purposes….
No. 0004 | Origin: England
Gilpin No 2 ship / shipwrights axe head, minor pitting marks.
No. 0005 | Origin: England
Gilpin Lincolnshire pattern side axe head, crisp markings.
No. 0006 | Origin: France
Early French sabotier (clog makers’) side axe head.
No. 0007 | Origin: England
Gilpin 1 1/2″ mortising axe head Pat No 47, moderate pitting marks (I’m sure Steve didn’t clean this head –…
No. 0008 | Origin: England
Ward large coachmakers’ side axe head, minor pitting marks.
No. 0009 | Origin: United States
Kelly True Temper Red Warrior axe with an attractive new handle.
No. 0010 | Origin: United States
L&I.J. White American ship axe head, little used.
No. 0011 | Origin: England
Massive wheelers’ broad axe, London pattern, by Sorby with custom-made Bob Wood handle. A most impressive tool, one of Steve’s…
No. 0013 | Origin: England
Edwards poll-less long felling axe head.
No. 0014 | Origin: England
Gilpin Yorkshire pattern hedging axe head, pitting marks.
No. 0016 | Origin: England
Isaac Greaves heavy pitching axe head.
No. 0018 | Origin: Germany
Germanic broad axe head, re-steeled at some stage with early markings.
No. 0019 | Origin: Scotland
Mathieson Scotch pattern axe with what looks like a re-fitted old handle.
No. 0020 | Origin: Germany
German-made Spanish axe head in excellent unused condition.
No. 0021 | Origin: England
I Sorby 4 lbs cooper’s broad axe head in little-used condition.
No. 0023 | Origin: United States
Collins Legitimus shipwrights’ axe head 5 lbs.
No. 0024 | Origin: England
Gilpin Yorkshire pattern 3 lbs axe head. Wire-brush marks.
No. 0025 | Origin: England
Sorby 5.75lbs heavy felling axe head, marked “048”.
No. 0026 | Origin: Australia
Massive 6 1/2 lbs blocking/squaring axe head made by blacksmith Ron Devin “The Axe Doctor” (and honorary father Christmas) to…
No. 0027 | Origin:
Early Germanic or Romanic bearded axe head with simple decorations. Pitted.
No. 0028 | Origin: England
Elwell 6 lbs marked 1943 axe head with DD arrow marking, mild pitting.
No. 0031 | Origin: France
French 3 1/2 lbs sabotier (clog maker’s) axe head with a somewhat rough weld repair or maybe just a bad…
No. 0032 | Origin: United States
D. Sharp 5 1/2 lbs ship axe head, moderate pitting.
No. 0033 | Origin: Germany
German 2 1/2 lbs bearded stave axe. This is a common European designed lightweight broad axe.
No. 0036 | Origin: England
Brades 3lbs side hatchet head with DD arrow marking, moderate pitting.
No. 0037 | Origin: England
Gilpin 4 lbs Staffordshire pattern miners axe head.
No. 0039 | Origin: Taiwan
Marathon felling axe head 4 1/2 lbs. Related Articles:The Marathon Axe of Elwin Griggs
No. 0041 | Origin: England
Elwell with 1942 DD arrow marking felling axe head.
No. 0043 | Origin: United States
B Smith large ship axe head (region unconfirmed).
No. 0044 | Origin: England
Very rare Brades Co 6 lbs shipwrights axe head Newcastle pattern.
No. 0047 | Origin: England
Early long (and thin) Sheffield made 4 1/4 lbs blocking axe / ship axe head, heavy pitting. My best guess…
No. 0048 | Origin: Unknown
6 1/4 lbs ship axe head, maker not clear…. sure somebody out there is familiar with the stamp.
No. 0059 | Origin: United States
Keen Kutter flooring hatchet with original hickory handle.
No. 0060 | Origin: England
EETCo No 1 hatchet – Eagle Edge Tool Co. 379 (Eagle stamp high on poll, hardly visible) rubs and scratches….
No. 0063 | Origin:
N Z R (New Zealand Railway) axe 4.5lb with prominent inventory number 790 on back.
No. 0064 | Origin: United States
Kelly Axe & Tool Co 10″ broad axe manufactured between 1904 and 1930, fitted with short bent hickory handle.
No. 0064 | Origin: United States
D. R. Barton side axe with a beautiful hand made Bob Wood red cedar handle. Some chips and cracks on…
No. 0065 | Origin: Sweden
Gränsfors Bruk – Swedish broad axe (knife grind), purchased in 2002, fitted with original hickory handle.
No. 0066 | Origin: Scotland
Mathieson No 2 Scotch pattern shipwrights’ adze with hickory handle.
No. 0067 | Origin:
6 lb Jackson racing axe. I know very little about modern axes and we couldn’t find the index card to…
No. 0068 | Origin: United States
Plumb – lipped shipwrights adze virtually unused. With hickory handle.
No. 0069 | Origin: United States
Douglas Axe Mfg Co – W Hunt & Co broad axe with Kruger’s hardwood handle. The thick blade makes this…
No. 0070 | Origin: United States
Stiletto side hatchet fitted with a new hardwood handle. Very good condition, good stamp but shows signs of ‘cleaning’ by…
No. 0071 | Origin: Sweden
A.B. Riken Swedish broad axe. Steve‘s note: “It may appear worn out but the opposite is the case, it had…
No. 0072 | Origin: Australia
Kelly 2 kg made in Australia – unused, with original price sticker and label on American hickory handle.
No. 0073 | Origin: England
Gilpin 6lb felling axe fitted with Tasmanian blackwood handle.
No. 0074 | Origin: United States
Collins & Co. 4 lb unused felling axe with almost complete original label and 36″ hickory handle.
No. 0075 | Origin: England
Elwell 12″ broad axe. Owner’s mark JSW, according to Steve’s records they were bridge builders for the now defunct Morton…
No. 0076 | Origin: England
I Sorby No 2 shipwrights’ adze. Wire brush markings but overall in good condition with what looks like an old…
No. 0077 | Origin: England
Glorious little William Gilpin patn 325 shipwrights pin pole adze with typical hickory shipwrights handle. Condition: “magic”….Steve’s words, he obviously…
No. 0078 | Origin: England
W Gilpin Wedges Mills hatchet/tomahawk with old hickory handle.
No. 0079 | Origin: United States
Americanax AATCO side hatchet with hickory handle. Good condition with crisp stamping.
No. 0080 | Origin: United States
Kelly Axe Mfg Co. claw hatchet with hickory handle.
No. 0081 | Origin: United States
Stiletto broad hatchet, close to new. According to the records it even had the paper label on the handle; sadly…
No. 0082 | Origin: United States
Plumb hatchet (National Axe pattern), little used with original hickory pre-Permabond handle.
No. 0083 | Origin: Germany
Impressive German 2.5kg Bundaxt – a carpenter’s axe for framing and general work. Bundaxes came in two different forms, Bart…
No. 0084 | Origin: Australia
Jack O’Toole 4.5lb felling axe. Please note that the engraving has nothing to do with the Jack O’Toole family and…
No. 0085 | Origin: United States
Wm Beatty & Sons Canadian pattern 11″ broad axe, new hardwood handle.
No. 0086 | Origin: Australia
Osborne 1 Racer in very good condition. Must have had some sort of a grip attached to the end of…
No. 0087 | Origin: Canada
Walters & Sons Hull, Quebec, Canada 12″ l/h broad axe fitted with Kruger hardwood felling axe handle.
No. 0088 | Origin: United States
Mann Edge Tools Indian Chief fireman’s half axe – unused with partial paper label.
No. 0089 | Origin: Canada
Walters Charcoal Temper made in Canada with blackened hickory handle.
No. 0091 | Origin: United States
Collins & Co Hartford – very little used lipped 3lb shipwright’s adze with attractive handle.
No. 0092 | Origin: England
W Gilpin large 4 1/4 lb shipwrights adze No 3 with old handle.
No. 0093 | Origin: England
Brades 3lb shipwrights’ adze – little used, also marked T.A.1900 with a hickory handle that seems to have been stripped….
No. 0094 | Origin: Denmark
Danish Steel Industries (DSI) 4 1/2 lb axe fitted with new spotted gum handle.
No. 0095 | Origin: United States
Zenith 3lb felling axe with very good embossed / acid etched Marshall Wells stamp.
No. 0097 | Origin: United States
Kelly “Flint Edge Best Axe Made” manufactured to the Yankee pattern 1930-1949 by American Fork & Hoe Co. Fitted with…
No. 0098 | Origin: United States
Plumb Au-to-graf double bitted axe in little used condition with full 35″ Kruger handle.
No. 0099 | Origin: United States
Massive 14″ Hurds razor blade broadaxe in very good condition.
No. 0100 | Origin: Germany
Early German coopers stave axe with maker’s and owner’s initials. Attractive tool, professionally re-steeled and fitted with a Tasmanian blackwood…
No. 0101 | Origin: United States
G.W. Bradley coopers broad axe with nice old handle. Cleaned but some pitting marks on the back remain.
No. 0102 | Origin: New Zealand
Tuatahi NZ racing axe with sheath – great display piece but needs work to be put to use. There is…
No. 0103 | Origin: England
Cornelius Whitehouse and Son, Cannock, England. Attractive little axe with what Steve called a bush handle. Purchased in a local…
No. 0105 | Origin: Australia
Kelly Dandenong reground as a competition axe with pin hole for racing handle.
No. 0106 | Origin: Australia
Keech 1990 Aussie Speed Axe, little used with new handle.
No. 0108 | Origin: England
Robert Sorby coopers 9 1/2″ broad axe with short offset hardwood handle.
No. 0110 | Origin: Australia
Keech 09 Martin O’Toole racing axe in good condition. Could do with a bit of a polish.