Make offer vtg 1920 s marble s gladstone mich no.
Marble axe company gladstone mi.
1898 patents safety pocket axe and incorporates as marble safety axe company.
Marbles knives were made in gladstone michigan starting in the late 1890 s.
Make offer vintage rare marble arms mfg co.
Manufactured by the marble safety axe co.
Marble came to michigan s upper peninsula in the early 1890 s and quickly gained the reputation of being one of the region s finest timer cruisers.
The company grew to be foremost manufacturer of gun sights competing with rivals such as lyman redfield pacific king and williams gun sight companies.
Marble came to michigan s upper peninsula in the early 1890 s and quickly gained the reputation of being one of the region s finest timber cruisers.
Hardwood handle with safety guard.
Marble loved the outdoors.
His uncanny ability to look at a specific forested acreage and predict the board foot yield made him very popular with the many logging companies in the area.
The roots of this industry can be traced to when webster marble began his career as a timber cruiser and surveyor.
His uncanny ability to look at a specific forest acreage and predict the board foot yield made him very popular with the many logging companies in the area.
Marble gained an appreciation for the outdoors as a timber cruiser and surveyor.
Carbon steel axe head with 2 3 4 cutting edge.
Marble arms mfg.
Five years later he developed his first invention a folding pocket axe.
4 w wood handle blade cover ax 12 msa 200 00.
Marble safety axe co.
Calibers 22 44 patent allowed calibers 22 44 patent allowed each of the markings on right side is enclosed within an elongated circle.
Marble loved the.
1892 manufactures universal rifle sight and incorporates as gladstone manufacturing company.
9 axe hatchet w hickory handle 14 rare marble s safety axe no.
3 safety axe gladstone mi hound and hare marbles camp axe 10 gladstone michigan excellent early 20th century hatchet 189 00.
Recession causes panic of 1893.
As a young man in northern michigan webster l.
Marble founds gladstone exchange bank and is president.
1893 makes first pocket axes.
He arrived in gladstone michigan around the same time as the town was founded in 1887.