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| Trades' Guide, 1879, page 157 |
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| History, Gazetteer and Directory of Staffordshire, 1834 |
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| Gilpin brick and moulder's trowels |
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| The Churchbridge Edge Tool and Axle Works, Churchbridge, 1926 - Britain from Above |
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Afternoon, I have a draw knife with the trade mark, I would like some more info if possible ,
ReplyDeletewith thanks steve.
I'm sorry, this is all the information I have now.
DeleteJust found a 4.5pound axe in my father's tools. Did they make axes?
ReplyDeleteI literally just purchased a 4.5 axe head from a carboot sale. Lovely ace heads. Came here looking for more info too!
DeleteYes they did.
ReplyDeleteI have a meat clever made by this company. The stamp shows crossed axes and below that W.Gilpin,Wedge Mills. The final word begins Warra with probably three missing letters and ending in D. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
ReplyDeleteSorry the information I have on them is limited and I don't know what the rest of the word is.
DeleteWarranted - that's what it says on my draw knife
DeleteHello , I have an ax wit simlar marking and the word you are loking for is "Warranted"
DeleteStill using, and loving, my Grandad's Gilpin draw-knife. He used to make and repair cart wheels with it
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ReplyDeleteI have a pair of pliers marked “W Gilpin” one side, and L&NWR the other.
Have to be before 1922 as LNWR became LMS after that Date.
I just got a draw knife w gilpin wedges Mills warranted and the number 3 was doing a job for a old lady and she wanted sheds gone and said I can have anything I can find got loads of funny shape trowels and one on top of page I have as well
ReplyDeleteI just got a draw knife w gilpin wedges Mills warranted and the number 3 was doing a job for a old lady and she wanted sheds gone and said I can have anything I can find got loads of funny shape trowels and one on top of page I have as well
ReplyDeleteI own an oxwagon axle made by Gilpin at Wedges Mill in 1906. Must have found it's way to my grandfather's blacksmith shop in Botswana via South Africa
ReplyDeleteHi my Mum has had a meat cleaver for years, she recently gave it to me, my son and I decided to clean it up, replace the wooden handle. We buffed the surface rust off and found the name W Gilpin Wedgesmills Warpantdo stamped on one side, it also has PAT N 133 F stamped on the same side.
ReplyDeleteIt says, W Gilpin wedgesmills Warranted. The 133F is a lamb chopper. They made a round nose and a square nose version. You can find a picture of the square version in the Gilpin tool catalogue.
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