I am the lucky guy who bought the 6 Ward & Payne (or Ward) mortise chisels (aka pigstickers) that Mike Henderson recently posted in the Classifieds. He didn't know the age for sure but believes they were made in the 19th century (eg, 1800's). Here's a link he provided which has some background on the early history of the company which was started in 1803 by David Ward in Sheffield England. I'm hoping some of you Neanderthals may have some ideas on dating these chisels. Anyone have more info as to when these may have been made or any other details on the company? Here's the link Mike provided Ward history.

Here are some of the pics from Mike's ad as well to maybe jog some memories.

Thanks!
Mike

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