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AX03050612 |
Classic
full-grooved Deptford ax may be the best of its type and one of the few
from North Carolina (Caswell County). 4” by 9 ¼.” Ex-Billy Bush and
Floyd Ritter (A-14). Call for availability. |
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This Ecuadorian ax or "hacha" is wonderfully developed, with an extremely flared bit. Made of heavy copper, this is the finest example I have ever seen, and I have been to Ecuador many times. Ex-Bob Morast. No damage.
4 1/2" by 4 1/2". $600. |
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AX04110605 |
Purple streaked gray chert Neolithic celt from West Africa (Burkina Faso) is 1 7/8” by 5 7/8.” Remnants of a quartz geode show on both sides. Nice example. $90. |
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Rare relic. This shell celt was found by me several years ago while vacationing on a 20-acre island, Protestant
Cay, off Christiansted harbor in the U.S. Virgin Island of St. Croix. Probably Taino. Chip on bit from use damage. Pole end is untrimmed. 8 1/4" Good polish. $100. |
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Southern barbed, full-grooved ax of greenstone, patinated tan.is 4 1/16” by 6 5/8” and as finely crafted an example as I have seen. Found by Jessie Mann, in Alvarado, in Washington County, Va. Small chip off the bit keeps this from being a $2,500 ax. My price: $1,200. |
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Finely crafted green granite pole celt is 9 ¾” and, unlike most celts, has a ground pole. Ex-Lynn Mills. He purchased this celt from Woodson Carter, a relic collector from Mississippi. The celt is from St. Francis Co., Ark. $1,500. |
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AX01151001 |
This gray flint Danish celt is well made. Just look at the straightness of the laterals. Frankly, I doubt I could cut wood that straight with a skill saw. Small chip on the bit and the usual use chips on the poll. Found near Langeskov, Denmark, according to the label. 4 7/16” $75. |
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Caramel flint Danish celt is 3 11/16” and was found at Naestred, Isle of Zealand, Denmark. Both it and its companion, No. 11, are said to be from an old Danish collection. Old nick on poll from use. $65. |
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AX02161001 |
Well made gray porphyry three quarter grooved ax is 6” and has a fluted spine. Small chip on one corner of bit. Farm find in Brompton, IA, close to Ottumwa, three generations ago. $175. |
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This 4 5/8” speckled tan granite ax comes from Ohio, county unknown to me. It is very well made, with a fluted spine and pronounced ridges. No damage. Excellent bit. Was once a much larger ax but has been shortened through sharpening over the years. Ex-Bobby V. Talbert. $200. |
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AX03281001 |
This polished three-quarter-groove ax is made of an attractive black and light green porphyry. Found in Cole Co., MO, this ax is virtually perfect. Highly polished bit. Lightly fluted spine. Comes with a Jerry Dickey COA. Ex-Sam Johnson, who also provides a COA, and David Pendleton. $650. |
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This is the most massive ax I have ever owned, a whopping 11 ½-incher made of purple-gray basalt. Nearly 5” across the raised ridge. Exudes loads of character. A previous owner said it was from the Piedmont. Heaven only knows what this piece weighs. Pecked finish, except for the bit, which has been ground smooth in ancient sharpening. $1,600. |
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AX03301002 |
This perfect 3” celt may be small in size, but its wonderful porphyry gives it a stature most larger celts can’t match. Some large phenocrysts in this olive green Illinois relic. $375. |
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Gray greenstone southern barbed ax is, of course, full grooved, with all four points intact. Excellent piece shows a natural iron vug centered on one side, perhaps why the Indian selected this particular cobble to make the tool. This ax, which is 5 9/16,” was found by Billy Parish in Wythe Co., VA, in 1975. $950. |
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AX04181001 |
This finely executed 7 ¾” greenstone Deptford ax was found in Richmond Co., GA, many years ago. A few short plow scars and some bit damage are evident on one side where a plow struck, but the show side is crisply defined and a crowd stopper. The A side bears a catalogue number, 2730, in a hand that suggests it was owned by old-time collector Sam M. Cathcart out of Anderson, SC, or perhaps Edward Payne. $875. |
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The Dorothy Middleton Trophy Adze. I have admired this rather well-known piece for ages. Middleton was the premier relic collector in New Jersey before and after World War II, owning the famous cache of whale’s-tail banners found near Rancocas Creek,
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NJ. This 10” adz was showcased with the banners in her Thunderbird Museum in
Moorestown. The adze was found along the Delaware River, and judging by the patina and a few plow marks, was probably turned up in one of those loamy farm fields that periodically flood along the river. Except for the plow marks, this piece is undamaged. The pristine nature of the piece and the general resemblance to the Ohio trophy ax gave rise to the notion that it was a trophy piece. Ex-Beutell, Johnston and Nifong, to name a few. Pictured in the Dr. Jay Goldberg collection in Who’s Who #8, p. 91, top center. Price on request. |
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AX04291001 |
What an interesting relic. This is a naturally occurring concretion that resembles an ax to a remarkable degree. Judging by the peck marks, it appears Indians began to modify it for use as an ax, shaping the pole, but it is obvious from the rough finish that they did not complete their work. 6 ½.” $175. |
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