Vintage chisel maker?

[taumac]

I got these awhile ago and today I saw some stamping. I wondering who made them.

These are great just unusual to see all steel chisels.
Would Mayhew be the maker?

The family I received the tool box from lived near Chicago Il before moving to Fl.

 

[MShaw]

A google search reveals MAYHEW STEEL PRODUCTS, INC.
199 Industrial Blvd., Turners Falls, MA 01376 U.S.A.

They are still in business. Their history says they started in the 1850s.

 

[taumac]

A google search reveals MAYHEW STEEL PRODUCTS, INC.

199 Industrial Blvd., Turners Falls, MA 01376 U.S.A.



They are still in business. Their history says they started in the 1850s.

Hey thanks, I checked out website. I think I'm gonna send some pics and find what their purpose was. Might be simple wood chisel but I do see they make other types also.

 

[lauver]

taumac,

The cutting ends of your chisels are ground like wood chisels... so wood chisels they are. And, the striking ends appear to have been struck by a metal hammer, not a wooden or leather mallet. So it also appears they were used for rough or crude work... perhaps demolition and/or remodeling.

Mayhew is a great company with great striking tools, and are best known for their hammers, mallets, chisels, stamps, punches, scrapers, prybars, and alignment tools. I've got a fair amount of their tools in my tool chest, and wouldn't trade them for any other brand.

 

[rlitman]

the striking ends appear to have been struck by a metal hammer, not a wooden or leather mallet.

The pictures I see show no indication of that. The heads were forged into that mushroom shape, as a sort of hand protector. They were not mushroomed by hammering and abuse.

 

[Ponchoguy]

A google search reveals MAYHEW STEEL PRODUCTS, INC.
199 Industrial Blvd., Turners Falls, MA 01376 U.S.A.

They are still in business. Their history says they started in the 1850s.

I believe that Mayhew also manufactures them for Sears Craftsman. I think they have an "X" on them as a vendor code from what I remember.

 

[taumac]

The rounded mushroom head was forged when chisel was made.

 

[Super Sport]

Craftsman offered these for awhile, HJE has them on closeout: http://www.harryepstein.com/index.php/closeouts/craftsman-3-piece-all-steel-chisel-set.html.

Mayhew is still in business and makes good quality products. They have manufactured other things for Sears, including the Cman Pro pry bars.

 

[Ponchoguy]

Craftsman offered these for awhile, HJE has them on closeout: http://www.harryepstein.com/index.php/closeouts/craftsman-3-piece-all-steel-chisel-set.html.

Mayhew is still in business and makes good quality products. They have manufactured other things for Sears, including the Cman Pro pry bars.

I think they also made the red handled set too, I remember the "X" vendor mark on the ones I have, which is a Mayhew maker's mark.