tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post7973742815228386327..comments2024-03-29T03:14:14.667-04:00Comments on Progress is fine, but it's gone on for too long.: We used to make things in this country. #118: Welland Vale Manufacturing Company Ltd., St. Catharines, OntarioMister Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663484841011868779noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-70568928528123451382024-03-24T14:02:56.828-04:002024-03-24T14:02:56.828-04:00....Fun Fact - Notorious Nazi Rudolph Hess was cap.......Fun Fact - Notorious Nazi Rudolph Hess was captured by a Scottish farmer after he parachuted into Scotland during the war. The pitchfork was made at Wellandvale!Douglas Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473787590217611164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-13432728427232363472021-11-09T08:54:05.095-05:002021-11-09T08:54:05.095-05:00Thanks for the history!Thanks for the history!Mister Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17663484841011868779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-16612732953332359972021-11-09T00:40:43.475-05:002021-11-09T00:40:43.475-05:00My Grand Father worked at this plant until it was ...My Grand Father worked at this plant until it was closed in 1965. He started working there in the late 30's. <br /><br />When the factory opened in 1869 it was owned and known known by Tuttle, Date & Rodden. The factory was sold to William Chaplin in 1874 and adopted the name Welland Vale Manufacturing Co. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02842182845942928880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-87058950906489525462020-11-22T19:17:54.722-05:002020-11-22T19:17:54.722-05:00It does seem that way! Could you send a picture to...It does seem that way! Could you send a picture to gerald@vanwyngaarden.ca ? I'll add it to the post. Mister Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17663484841011868779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-44820681538286942582020-11-22T16:43:29.412-05:002020-11-22T16:43:29.412-05:00Just cleaned up an axe head I found in the garage ...Just cleaned up an axe head I found in the garage of place I bought 15 years ago and found a name <br />TUTTLE,DATE &CO ST CATHERINES ONT stamped on it. From the above threads I gather the axe head is pre 1869???Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14909459391827985041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-79283471825474037252020-11-08T08:03:47.686-05:002020-11-08T08:03:47.686-05:00Yes please! You can send them to gerald@vanwyngaar...Yes please! You can send them to gerald@vanwyngaarden.ca Thanks!Mister Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17663484841011868779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-90492469425691469062020-11-07T16:17:22.837-05:002020-11-07T16:17:22.837-05:00I just found an old welland and Vale hatchet from ...I just found an old welland and Vale hatchet from a family realtive. All it has is the stamp. its very heavy, would you like some pictures ? <br />Mike Schrodernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-12361002592664489572020-09-20T09:27:10.988-04:002020-09-20T09:27:10.988-04:00Thanks for your comment. H.E.P.C. stnads for Hydr...Thanks for your comment. H.E.P.C. stnads for Hydro-Electric Power Co. -according to https://www.letoolman.com/antique---vintage-tools.htmlMister Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17663484841011868779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-31781568679449441682020-09-19T22:25:56.713-04:002020-09-19T22:25:56.713-04:00Sept 19/20 - I have a True Temper Black Prince wit...Sept 19/20 - I have a True Temper Black Prince with the letters HEPC printed under the name Welland Vale. Would anyone know what company these letter represents?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-62892841194159573312019-05-11T15:25:06.955-04:002019-05-11T15:25:06.955-04:00Thanks, good story! Much more fun than shopping at...Thanks, good story! Much more fun than shopping at Home Depot!Mister Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17663484841011868779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-81110744429036069212019-04-14T17:17:26.890-04:002019-04-14T17:17:26.890-04:00Thanks for organizing all of this information into...Thanks for organizing all of this information into one spot for us. <br /><br />I just bought a "Black Prince" hatchet (head only) yesterday at a flea market. <br /><br />It was a last second toss-in after I'd stumbled upon it buried under a bunch of other misc. tools inside of a box just a few minutes earlier. I didn't even take it out of the box to look it over to try to find a maker's engraving at the time because I wasn't even really planning on buying it yet until had a chance to ask what the price was. <br /><br />Only after I found the seller and asked him how much he wanted for it (and after making an offer for the other tools I wanted to get and having him accept that offer) and having him tell me that I could have the hatchet head for $5 - did I decide to buy it. <br /><br />All that I knew about it up to that point was that it was in pretty good shape and that the steel seemed to be of good quality based on the few seconds of handling it/ lifting it up a bit to feel its edge when I first found it in the box. So, that was all I needed to know about it to leave me more than willing to buy it when he said I could have it for $5. <br /><br />I then just grabbed it out of the box it was in and tossed it into the bag I had open with the rest of the smaller tools I was buying already in the bag, still yet to look over the hatchet head anymore closely at all (in fact, I hadn't even looked close enough at it at that point to notice that it was a hewing hatchet).<br /><br />You can probably imagine my surprise and joy when I got home and took the hatchet head out of the bag and then realized that, not only is it a carving hatchet (which I've been looking for for at least 5 years, now) but also, after finding your site and other info about the maker, that this is an axe known for its high quality and that it was made in Canada to boot! <br /><br />It seems to be the same model as the one posted here: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/welland-vale-black-prince-interesting.1459094/ Woodifyoucouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16388898080450813173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-92081285123715734372017-11-03T20:55:35.892-04:002017-11-03T20:55:35.892-04:00Sorry, I can't date your axe. I don't kno...Sorry, I can't date your axe. I don't know when they started using Lion Brand or when they stopped. Still, you've got a nice piece of Ontario history there, and a quality axe, so bring it back to life and enjoy it!The Dukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01482698067925791608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-11608619265184456022017-11-03T11:24:45.096-04:002017-11-03T11:24:45.096-04:00thanks for posting this i got this axe for $10 at ...thanks for posting this i got this axe for $10 at the market outside of london ontario to turn into a camping axe or boys axe for the kids and i and when i got the rust off i could only clearly make out the word brand but could see alittle bit of a circle and that there was another word so i whent onto google images and two hous later found this haveing said all that im not sure if im reading this correctly is all the axes that say lions brand from the late 1800'sbennynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-52238258476310182672017-05-10T15:29:45.678-04:002017-05-10T15:29:45.678-04:00Hey buckin.. I am a follower of you channel and lo...Hey buckin.. I am a follower of you channel and love it everyday. I just came across a welland vale hatchet it is stamped. And I was lucky enough to find a welland vale black prince double bit the other day..I love restoring old axes and it means so much to me when I find a welland or walters true Canadian history.. you are a great guy my friend and an honest man.. just a good ol Canadian lad.. I found it funny when I saw your name show up here and had to say hello.. Mark "bartering bushcraft" on youtube Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05161251898156737837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-9957036746677502372016-08-21T08:27:20.170-04:002016-08-21T08:27:20.170-04:00I can't help with the dating, but you can send...I can't help with the dating, but you can send pictures to gerald@vanwyngaarden.ca and I'll happily add them. Thanks for the note!Mister Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17663484841011868779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-23075304749114234552016-08-21T07:55:11.884-04:002016-08-21T07:55:11.884-04:00I have a Welland Vale hatchet my grandfather gave ...I have a Welland Vale hatchet my grandfather gave me. The stamp on it is the same as the one at the top of the blog. I'm wondering about the dating of the use of that stamp as opposed to the stamp I've seen on other WV axes, which is simple the words Welland Vale. I know the name was used from 1874 to 1950, but don't know about the dates of the different style of stamps, and I'd really like to know how old the hatchet is. Anyone know? (I could send a picture for you to add to your post, but don't know how.)Lespaulsen2020@gmail.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-12491634945844012792015-12-23T16:56:54.514-05:002015-12-23T16:56:54.514-05:00this is so kool as I am a logger and a vintage axe...this is so kool as I am a logger and a vintage axe and power saw guy, learning more about the axes now, and am very happy to find out about the names welland vale and black prince being from Canada Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12828849571023666078noreply@blogger.com