Very Rare Collinsville Axe Cancel On Scarce USA #25a - Research Inlcuded
A copy of a 12-page research paper, "The Three Collinsville Axes" is induced in this lot. The company started small with eight men, each making eight axes per day. As the company grew and gained a national reputation for its high-quality axes, new orders flooded in. Soon, the company hired workers from Connecticut and surrounding states to meet the demand.
As the number of laborers grew, the company built housing for workers and their families, a Congregational church, bank, and other structures. The emerging factory town became known as Collinsville. Axe-making, which involved a four-step process of forging, grinding, tempering, and polishing the metal head, dominated Collinsville's economic life. Immense grinding stones from Nova Scotia filled the shop yards. This item is in the category "Stamps\United States\19th Century: Used".
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- Year of Issue: 1851-1860
- Certification: Uncertified
- Place of Origin: United States
- Topic: history
- Denomination: 3 Cent
- Grade: Ungraded
- Quality: Used
- Cancellation Type: Collinsville, CT AXE
- Color: Red