Researching antique hewing axe

[sjtaylor128]

A friend gave me an old hewing axe.  The axe-side is embossed with J. Breed & Co. Norwich-CT.  I'm not a collector but I would like to learn what I can about it.  I've already Googled it.  Any suggestions how I might get some information?

Thanks.

[Magicman]

Welcome to the Forestry Forum, sjtaylor128.  How about a picture.  Scroll down to the bottom and you will find a picture posting tutorial.  OK, I provided a LINK

[Brian_Weekley]

I live fairly close to Norwich, CT.  I couldn't find anything about axes made by "J. Breed" either, but I did find this reference which lists J. Breed as one of the "pioneers and prominent men" in New London County, CT.  It looks like he helped found the Norwich Free Academy in 1854 and this still serves as a High School today.  Therefore, I suspect it might be a good axe for collectors.

http://dunhamwilcox.net/town_hist/nl-chap26.htm

http://www.nfaschool.org/page.cfm?p=364