SIGNED "D. LICHTY" LEFT HAND GOOSEWINGAXEca. 1870; late period axe with Berks Co. four pellet strike around maker's mark, massive chamfer top tapered off-set socket and tapered butt plate with oversized tombstone...
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SIGNED "W. ADDAMS" RIGHT HAND GOOSEWINGAXEca. late 18th-early 19th century; axe with chamfer top tapered off-set socket with tapered butt plate, typical Berks Co. four pellet strikes around maker's strike, fine...
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FINE SIGNED "G. ROHRBACH" LEFT HANDGOOSEWING AXEca. early-mid 19th century; axe with three-stack embossed strikes, chamfer top tapered off-set socket with tapered butt plate, fine decorative forms with double...
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SIGNED (?) RIGHT HAND GOOSEWING AXEca.18th-early 19th century; bearded side axe with typical eastern PA tapered off-set socket with chamfer top and tombstone arch top key, 13 1/4" edge, 25"l; Condition: extensive...
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SIGNED "SOWERS, WARRANTED, CAST STEEL"LEFT HAND Gca. mid 19th century; later era goosewing broad axe with oversized tapered off-set socket with chamfered top and butt plate, oversized arched key, maker's region...
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SIGNED "JA. SEACER (SIC?)" LEFT HANDGOOSEWING AXEca. late 18th-1840; possibly "J.A. Seager" Lehigh Co. smith axe maker with typical eastern PA tapered off-set socket, chamfer top socket with tapered butt plate...
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SIGNED "I.W. BRAUN" (?) RIGHT HAND GOOSEWINGAXEca. mid-late 19th century; bearded smoothing axe with small letter maker's strike, axe has off set flat blade socket with rectangular tapered eye, chamfered top with deflector...
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SIGNED "D. LAURI" PRIMITIVE RIGHT HANDGOOSEWING Aca. 1750-1800; triple embossed struck by "D. Lauri" smoothing bearded axe with slight chamfer top tapered off-set socket and large half-form tombstone arch top...
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DOUBLE SIGNED RIGHT HAND GOOSEWING AXEca.1800-1820s; bearded axe struck by "Evans" (possibly Samuel Evans or Horam Evans) and second later strike by "D. Brua" (David Brua, late Paradise Twp. Blacksmith, later machine...
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SIGNED RIGHT-HAND GOOSEWING SMOOTHINGAXEca. 1820; right hand bearded smoothing axe with chamfer top tapered off-set socket with tapered butt plate and arch top key, embossed struck on butt plate by unknown (?)...
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SIGNED "W. VANDYKE" WROUGHT IRON LEFTHAND SIDE BRca. 18th century; odd form axe somewhat shaped like a goosewing with narrow pointed tip to axe, center mount and lower lugged socket with 1 3/4" thick butt plate,...
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WROUGHT IRON LEFT HAND GOOSEWING AXESIGNED "SCHMIca. 1800-1840; smoothing goosewing type side axe with primitive wrought square back tapered off-set socket, square top key and arch back of beard, embossed strike...
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FOLK ART PAINT DECORATED RIGHT HANDGOOSEWING AXEca. 18th-early 19th century; Berks/PA German goosewing axe with PA Dutch artistic painted by "Johnny Ott, date 1948", artwork with colorful heart and tulip motif...
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MULTIPLE STRUCK HAND WROUGHT RIGHT HANDGOOSEWINGca. 18th-19th century; smoothing/goosewing axe with two maker's strike "ICS" in heart strike and "WERDER" embossed strike with flat back arch top socket with raised...
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SIGNED "HEIM" HAND WROUGHT LEFT HANDGOOSEWING AXEca. 1780; typical Berks Co. form chamfer top tapered off-set socket, arch top key with small four-step spur along back of beard, maker's mark is crude chisel...
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SIGNED "METZGER" RIGHT HAND GOOSEWINGAXEca. late 19th-early 20th century; German made smoothing/goosewing axe with chamfer top (flat back) off-set tapered socket, raised butt plate and raised chip deflector at...
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FINE HAND WROUGHT LEFT HAND GOOSEWINGAXE SIGNED "ca. 18th-mid 19th century; fine smoothing goosewing axe with chamfered top offset tapered socket, two bead deflector over weld, three embossed maker's strikes,...
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HAND WROUGHT RIGHT HAND GOOSEWING AXESIGNED "J. Hca. 1831-1846; goosewing axe with secondary embossed initial strike "M.S." in somewhat primitive form with chamfer top tapered socket, exposed fold weld line and...
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FINE HAND WROUGHT LEFT HAND GOOSEWINGAXE SIGNED "ca. 1750-1835; left handed PA German form smoothing goosewing axe with traditional chamfer top tapered off-set socket with raised butt plate, two-raised beads...
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ALTERED GOOSEWING AXE SIGNED "P. SEIB"ca.18th-early 19th century; possible Lehigh Co./traditional PA German form goosewing cut down for use as left handed hewing axe with chamfer top tapered socket, raised three...
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FINE WROUGHT IRON RIGHT-HAND GOOSEWINGAXE MARKEDca. 1800-1840; unattributed maker smoothing goosewing axe with arch top tapered off-set socket, tapered raised butt plate, line of three maker's mark "IXI" across...
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FINE WROUGHT IRON LEFT-HAND GOOSEWINGAXE MARKED "ca. 1800-1820; unattributed maker smoothing goosewing axe with arch top tapered off-set socket, four fluted line accents at weld, maker's strike "IXI" and three...
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SIGNED "W. ADDAMS" LEFT HANDED GOOSEWINGAXEca. early-mid 19th century; left handed goosewing with the Berks Co. traditional form chamfer top tapered off-set socket, it has large arch top key and front 1/3 mount,...
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UNSIGNED RIGHT HAND GOOSEWING SMOOTHINGAXEca. 19th century; Germanic form goosewing smoothing axe with upper half mount, arch top flat back socket, raised deflector weld, fine tool decoration to blade with two...
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AUSTRIAN STYLE SLIPPER/GOOSEWING AXEWITH TOOL DECca. 17th-18th century; hand wrought wedge edge gaul wing type axe with rear 3/4 mount of blade that extends 12" beyond the handle socket, axe initialed (illegibly)...
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MATCH SIGNED (?) LEFT HANDED GOOSEWINGAXE ATTRIBUca. 18th-early 19th century; Berks Co. form with tapered sloped top offset socket, tombstone arch top key with filework accent, heel with scroll-cut accent, struck...
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SIGNED (?) RIGHT HANDED GOOSEWING AXEATTRIBUTED Tca. 18th-early 19th century; Berks Co. form with tapered sloped top offset socket, tombstone arch top key with filework accent, heel with scroll-cut accent, struck...
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SIGNED "G. SENER, LANCASTER" GOOSEWINGAXE WITH SHca. 1840s; fine left handed goosewing/smoothing axe with chamfer top off-set tapered socket, upper 3/4 mount, slight arch top key and notched heel with filework...
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SIGNED BROCKHAUSEN/BROCKHAUSER RIGHTHAND GOOSEWINca. late 19th-early 20th century; German/Austrian type goosewing with butterfly tool strike, axe with chamfer top flat back tapered off-set socket and raised...
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INITIALED "D.H." RIGHT HAND GOOSEWINGAXE WITH EXTca. early-mid 19th century; PA German or German right hand goosewing/smoothing axe with sloped top off-set tapered socket, raised deflector weld and hardened butt...
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FINE AUSTRIAN TOOL DECORATED GOOSEWINGAXEca. 18th-early 19th century; round heel European right hand goosewing with center mounted tapered wrapped socket and hardened butt plate, initialed by "G.N." (unattributed)...
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SIGNED "H. SCHILDT" BERKS CO. GOOSEWINGAXEca. mid 19th century; late era left-handed goosewing/smoothing axe with traditional Berks Co. tombstone arch key, long sloped top tapered socket and hardened butt plate,...
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SIGNED "S. CLEAVER" PA GOOSEWING AXEca.1820-1850; fine left-handed goosewing/smoothing axe with tombstone arch top key, bevel cut heel, slope top tapered off-set socket and double bead rib/weld, attributed to Samuel...
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TRIPLE STRUCK "H. STAHLER" LEFT HANDGOOSEWING AXEca. 1840-1867; fine traditional PA German form goosewing smoothing axe attributed to John Henry Stahler who worked in Old Zionsville, Lehigh Co., PA; beautifully...
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DOUBLE STRUCK "H. STAHLER" RIGHT HANDGOOSEWING AXca. 1840-1867; fine traditional PA German form goosewing smoothing axe attributed to John Henry Stahler who worked in Old Zionsville, Lehigh Co., PA; beautifully...
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TRIPLE STRUCK D. ERMOLD GOOSEWING AXEca.1820-1850; fine PA German form goosewing axe attributed to Daniel Ermold, Reading, Berks Co., PA right handed goosewing with tombstone arch key, single bead weld and slope...
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