Name Brand Blacksmithing tools

[Chris J]

Have any of you came across Name Brand Blacksmithing tools in your time of doing this? I recently got 3 of my great grandpa's old tools and two of them are said to be ones he made and the third one says Champion stamped into it.

Anyone have any info on that?

Thanks!

[bbhf]

Chris: champion is an old time blacksmith tool maker: there are many catalogs out there listing the tools, forges blowers, etc: do a Google on champion: visit anvilfire website and ABANA website: hopes this helps: skip

[Joe Brincat]

Likley it's Champion Blower & Forge, Lancaster PA. Seems that about 80% of the old post drills, forges I see are "Champion" . They must have been a pretty busy enterprise. I even have an old power hacksaw made by Champion.
Joe B

[David Hughes]

Many (most) anvils are stamped or cast with the maker. Peter Wright (England) stamped the post vices he made. WARNING--there is a seller on ebay (evilpay) who made up a counterfeit Peter Wright stamp that he uses to counterstamp unmarked tools and maybe even anvils. Evilpay has done nothing about it. I have a forge rake stamped with a maker that is not Champion (I am away from it right now). Columbian (US) stamped, I believe, their post vices and maybe their tools, "C" inside a diamond. Many (most) tongs were made by the smith, that was very common as early projects, blacksmithing was a trade that often made their own tools.

[Jim Matthews]

By chance are you Sgt. Major Skip from McCrea's Coy. ?

[Chris J]

Thanks for the info guys! I was just courious since most of the tools i see are all no name.

[bbhf]

Jim: one and the same: how are you ? good to hear from you: email me and we can catch up on what has happened: skip

[bbhf]

Chris: take a close look at what looks to be factory made tools: a lot of them may have a stamping on them to let you know who made it: a great book if you can find it is "blacksmith and farriers tools at the shelburne museum" this is a great book as it has pictures and descriptions of tools and who made them: you can easily tell a blacksmith made tool: it speaks to you as you hold it, just as most hand made tools will: use them and enjoy them and then pass them down to the net generation: okay i got a little long winded here: skip