Rare, high-quality timber framing slick distributed by Baker & Hamilton, a famous hardware firm founded during the California Gold Rush in 1949 and based out of San Francisco. The "Extra No. 1" stamp was the company's top-tier, premium branding used on their finest edge tools, which featured high-quality laminated steel designed to hold a razor-sharp edge. Likely distributed during the peak of the mid-to-late 1800s to 1906, when premium timber framing tools were in high demand for West Coast construction.
a) 3 ½ inches wide,
b) 30 1/2” length
c) almost 5 lbs.
d) original handle,
e) West Coast history of the Baker & Hamilton brand,
f) good, gorgeous condition with only small chip to end of handle