>David Ward was in business from1824 to1859.  He formed a partnership
>with Payne in 1860 and the firm became Ward and Payne.  They were
>in business from 1860 until sometime in the late 1960's.   Along the way
> they acquired the Addis company.   If the chisel you have only has "Ward"
> stamped on it it was probably made prior to 1860.   It will probably also
>have "cast steel" stamped on it somewhere.

Well I have seen a number of pieces by them that were stamped Ward with the
trademark and W & P either flanking it or underneath it.  Ain't got nothing
here right now to do the laying of the hands one but if I get a few minutes
tomorrow I'll hit a few pics

Tony

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