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Industry Axe

  • E&S battery of trip hammers manned by 40 employees

    E&S battery of trip hammers manned by 40 employees E&S battery of trip hammers manned by 40 employees
    E&S battery of trip hammers manned by 40 employees

  • Elwood Manson operating the trip hammer

    Elwood Manson operating the trip hammer Elwood Manson operating the trip hammer
    Elwood Manson operating the trip hammer

  • Partly-formed axe heads

    Partly-formed axe heads Partly-formed axe heads
    Partly-formed axe heads

  • Axe heads waiting for handles

    Axe heads waiting for handles Axe heads waiting for handles
    Axe heads waiting for handles

  • Hammering and tempering the axe head (Scott Mitchell, forger)

    Hammering and tempering the axe head (Scott Mitchell, forger) Hammering and tempering the axe head (Scott Mitchell, forger)
    Hammering and tempering the axe head (Scott Mitchell, forger)

  • Long-handled tongs used to handle hot metal

    Long-handled tongs used to handle hot metal Long-handled tongs used to handle hot metal
    Long-handled tongs used to handle hot metal

  • Trip hammers weld soft and hard metals into axe heads

    Trip hammers weld soft and hard metals into axe heads Trip hammers weld soft and hard metals into axe heads
    Trip hammers weld soft and hard metals into axe heads

  • Chester Drinkwine(?, left) and Elwood Manson (right)

    Chester Drinkwine(?, left) and Elwood Manson (right) Chester Drinkwine(?, left) and Elwood Manson (right)
    Chester Drinkwine(?, left) and Elwood Manson (right)

  • Scythe Shop, looking upstream

    Scythe Shop, looking upstream Scythe Shop, looking upstream
    Scythe Shop, looking upstream

  • Scythe Shop

    Scythe Shop Scythe Shop
    Scythe Shop

  • Emerson-Stevens about 1880

    Emerson-Stevens about 1880 Emerson-Stevens about 1880
    Emerson-Stevens about 1880

  • Hubbard and Blake factory

    Hubbard and Blake factory Hubbard and Blake factory
    Hubbard and Blake factory

  • Dunn Edge, about 1880

    Dunn Edge, about 1880 Dunn Edge, about 1880
    Dunn Edge, about 1880

  • Scythe Shop looking toward Main Street Bridge, south

    Scythe Shop looking toward Main Street Bridge, south Scythe Shop looking toward Main Street Bridge, south
    Scythe Shop looking toward Main Street Bridge, south

  • View of Scythe Shop from east side of Messalonskee Stream

    View of Scythe Shop from east side of Messalonskee Stream View of Scythe Shop from east side of Messalonskee Stream
    View of Scythe Shop from east side of Messalonskee Stream

  • Peavey Manufacturing

    Peavey Manufacturing Peavey Manufacturing
    Peavey Manufacturing

  • Spiller Axe Company

    Spiller Axe Company Spiller Axe Company
    Spiller Axe Company

  • Spiller Axe Company

    Spiller Axe Company Spiller Axe Company
    Spiller Axe Company

  • Spiller Axe Company

    Spiller Axe Company Spiller Axe Company
    Spiller Axe Company

  • Spiller Axe Company

    Spiller Axe Company Spiller Axe Company
    Spiller Axe Company

  • Axe Shop Workers

    Axe Shop Workers Axe Shop Workers
    Axe Shop Workers

  • Emerson Stevens from School St Bridge, about 1910

    Emerson Stevens from School St Bridge, about 1910 Emerson Stevens from School St Bridge, about 1910
    Emerson Stevens from School St Bridge, about 1910

  • Employees at Emerson-Stevens about 1900

    Employees at Emerson-Stevens about 1900 Employees at Emerson-Stevens about 1900
    Employees at Emerson-Stevens about 1900

  • Axe Shop, east side of Messalonskee Stream

    Axe Shop, east side of Messalonskee Stream Axe Shop, east side of Messalonskee Stream
    Axe Shop, east side of Messalonskee Stream

  • Axe shop, east side of Messalonskee Stream

    Axe shop, east side of Messalonskee Stream Axe shop, east side of Messalonskee Stream
    Axe shop, east side of Messalonskee Stream

  • Scythe Shop workers

    Scythe Shop workers Scythe Shop workers
    Scythe Shop workers

  • Scythe Shop from Main Street Bridge

    Scythe Shop from Main Street Bridge Scythe Shop from Main Street Bridge
    Scythe Shop from Main Street Bridge

  • View from Main Street Bridge, Scythe Shop on left (west), Axe Shop on right (east)

    View from Main Street Bridge, Scythe Shop on left (west), Axe Shop on right (east) View from Main Street Bridge, Scythe Shop on left (west), Axe Shop on right (east)
    View from Main Street Bridge, Scythe Shop on left (west), Axe Shop on right (east)
E&S battery of trip hammers manned by 40 employees
Elwood Manson operating the trip hammer
Partly-formed axe heads
Axe heads waiting for handles
Hammering and tempering the axe head (Scott Mitchell, forger)
Long-handled tongs used to handle hot metal
Trip hammers weld soft and hard metals into axe heads
Chester Drinkwine(?, left) and Elwood Manson (right)
Scythe Shop, looking upstream
Scythe Shop
Emerson-Stevens about 1880
Hubbard and Blake factory
Dunn Edge, about 1880
Scythe Shop looking toward Main Street Bridge, south
View of Scythe Shop from east side of Messalonskee Stream
Peavey Manufacturing
Spiller Axe Company
Spiller Axe Company
Spiller Axe Company
Spiller Axe Company
Axe Shop Workers
Emerson Stevens from School St Bridge, about 1910
Employees at Emerson-Stevens about 1900
Axe Shop, east side of Messalonskee Stream
Axe shop, east side of Messalonskee Stream
Scythe Shop workers
Scythe Shop from Main Street Bridge
View from Main Street Bridge, Scythe Shop on left (west), Axe Shop on right (east)
    • E&S battery of trip hammers manned by 40 employees
    • Elwood Manson operating the trip hammer
    • Partly-formed axe heads
    • Axe heads waiting for handles
    • Hammering and tempering the axe head (Scott Mitchell, forger)
    • Long-handled tongs used to handle hot metal
    • Trip hammers weld soft and hard metals into axe heads
    • Chester Drinkwine(?, left) and Elwood Manson (right)
    • Scythe Shop, looking upstream
    • Scythe Shop
    • Emerson-Stevens about 1880
    • Hubbard and Blake factory
    • Dunn Edge, about 1880
    • Scythe Shop looking toward Main Street Bridge, south
    • View of Scythe Shop from east side of Messalonskee Stream
    • Peavey Manufacturing
    • Spiller Axe Company
    • Spiller Axe Company
    • Spiller Axe Company
    • Spiller Axe Company
    • Axe Shop Workers
    • Emerson Stevens from School St Bridge, about 1910
    • Employees at Emerson-Stevens about 1900
    • Axe Shop, east side of Messalonskee Stream
    • Axe shop, east side of Messalonskee Stream
    • Scythe Shop workers
    • Scythe Shop from Main Street Bridge
    • View from Main Street Bridge, Scythe Shop on left (west), Axe Shop on right (east)

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