Keen Kutter hatchet

  Some time in the 1870s, when E C Simmons made what he considered to be the perfect softwood axe, he called it "Keen Kutter"- or so the story goes... 

  The name was extended to all the company products in 1880 and axes, hatchets, pocket knives and all sports of edge tools carried the company till Shapleigh Hardware acquired the company in 1940. The logo on the head is quite prominent and Simmons axes are apparently getting to be quite collectable. 

  The company is still around today under new owners... Website and more history here.