W. B. Belknap 1892 Catalog Listing:
Belknap was a world famous hardware distributor from 1840 until 1986.
Located in Lousiville, Kentucky.
While they carried a wide range of blacksmiths tools this is the only swage block (in two sizes) they listed in 1892.
Source : World of Tools Museum
In 1917 Belknap had replaced the image of the block above with one like that in the
Geo. B. Carpenter Catalog and the
erroneous listing in the
J. H. Fall & Co. Catalog.
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Turpins Swage Block:
Seen at Turpins Blacksmith Shop in Virgina. Same as Belnap catalog above. more
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