Kelly Axe Manufacturing Company

The Kelly axe companies found their origins in 1872 in Louisville, Kentucky, as W.C. Kelly began forging axes as an employee of a Louisville hardware company. After that beginning, the names and markings of the companies and their axes can be confusing. Below you'll find a timeline and guide to name markings of those companies:

COMPANY NAMES

1872 - 1874 - Trabue, Davis, and Company (Louisville, Kentucky) 1874 - 1886 - W.C. Kelly and Company (Louisville, Kentucky) 1887 - 1894 - Kelly Axe Manufacturing Company (Louisville, Kentucky) 1894 - 1904 - Kelly Axe Manufacturing Company (Alexandria, Indiana) 1905 - 1924 - Kelly Axe Manufacturing Company (Charleston, West Virginia) 1924 - 1930 - Kelly Axe and Tool Company (Charleston, West Virginia) 1930 - 1939 - Kelly Axe and Tool Works of the American Fork and Hoe Company ((Charleston, W.V.) 1939 - 1949 - Kelly Works of the American Fork and Hoe Company (Charleston, W.V.) 1949 - 1982 - Kelly Works of the True Temper Corporation (Charleston, W.V.)

IDENTIFIABLE MARKINGS/STAMPS THAT INDICATE PRODUCTION DATE