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Up for sale is a premium-grade, highly authentic vintage Poll-Parrot Shoes promotional advertising hatchet. Issued as a store premium in the early mid-century era, this is an exceptional survivor featuring a remarkably deep, crisp, and fully legible stamped head.
Key Features for Advanced Collectors:
* Original Factory Paint: The stamped head uniquely retains surviving original red factory paint in the "Poll-Parrot" text and original yellow factory paint on the parrot's perch.
* Handle Branding: The original contoured hickory wood handle uniquely retains faint, surviving flecks of its original factory green paint accents along the grip spine. Shows a small, honest vintage chip on the edge of the fawn-foot knob consistent with age.
* Crisp Stamping Detail: The finer details—including the parrot's eye, wing feathers, and the cursive "They Speak for Themselves" slogan—remain beautifully distinct.
* The Eye & Wedge: The top of the eye shows a perfect, tight factory fit with no gaps, retaining its original wood wedge alongside a period metal step-wedge. The poll (hammer face) is showing some mushrooming.
* Condition & Reverse: Shows a gorgeous, uncleaned honest vintage patina on both sides. The metal has only light superficial surface rust/oxidation without aggressive pitting. The blade retains its full original profile with honest signs of historic hand-sharpening. Nail-puller notch is completely intact.
An elite cross-over piece for advanced collectors of vintage footwear advertising, St. Louis shoe history, or antique hand tools. Please see the close-up macro photos to appreciate the remaining paint. Ships quickly and securely packed.
