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#11
04-26-2017, 08:28 AM
I found a nice old hammer for $.50 at a garage sale that's pretty solid with a nice curved claw, there is some writing on the side, but for the life of me I cannot figure out what it says because it's written in cursive.

Anyone with some ideas or who can read it please help, it's gnawing at me and I have to know!
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04-26-2017, 08:47 AM (This post was last modified: 04-26-2017, 08:49 AM by Tynyyn.)
ganaem?wy

Faraenity

Garaenity

Saraenity

Just my two cents
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#13
04-26-2017, 09:55 AM
Hardware store name....might have been a Plumb made for the store's brand sort of thing...
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Show me a picture, I'll build a project from that
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04-26-2017, 10:49 AM
I see "Garden ??y"
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04-26-2017, 11:24 AM
Regardless, that's a nice score. It looks very well formed. And if the handle is intact, well, that's an added bonus.
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04-26-2017, 12:15 PM
Well in any case I like the balance on it and the handle is indeed sound, I've been grabbing it more than my Estwing lately.
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04-26-2017, 12:58 PM
(04-26-2017, 12:15 PM)UpstateNYdude Wrote: Well in any case I like the balance on it and the handle is indeed sound, I've been grabbing it more than my Estwing lately.
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It's forged and looks like it could have been made by Maydole...very similar to one I have.
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04-26-2017, 04:23 PM
Try "Garden City".
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04-26-2017, 06:09 PM (This post was last modified: 04-26-2017, 06:12 PM by AHill.)
(04-26-2017, 04:23 PM)Mike Brady Wrote: Try "Garden City".

I do believe that's the one.

http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/201...-city.html

From the blog:
"Garden City" was a brand of Vaughan & Bushnell out of Chicago, Illinois.

[Image: Garden-City-hammer-2.jpg]

From eBay:
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04-28-2017, 09:36 AM
I believe you are correct, thanks fellas!
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