Antique 1920s Erik Anton Berg Eskilstuna Sweden 1-3/4" Chisel Masur Birch Handle for Sale

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Antique 1920s Erik Anton Berg Eskilstuna Sweden 1-3/4" Chisel Masur Birch Handle For Sale

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Antique 1920s Erik Anton Berg Eskilstuna Sweden 1-3/4" Chisel Masur Birch Handle:
$54.97

This chisel is about 100 years old. Selling an antique 1920s Erik Anton Berg Eskilstuna Sweden 1-3/4" Chisel (markings on backside of blade) with a masur curly grained birch handle and the name of the distributer, Edwin Zinn and his elephant logo marked on the front side. On the galootopia website is an article about Berg & Zinn chisels and it says this:Berg Chisels with Edward Zinn Marks

Every so often I see Berg chisels with “EDW. ZINN” | “SWEDEN” stamped on them. Typically, there is also an image of an elephant stamped somewhere on the blade.

These stamps are attributed to Edward Zinn a distributor who imported edge tools and cutlery from Sweden and Germany into the United States. “Goins’ Encyclopedia of Cutlery Markings”, page 311, shows that Zinn had an office at 210 11th Ave, New York City, New York, USA in 1910. Zinn registered the picture of the elephant as his trademark in 1914 and subsequently had it imprinted on the items he imported for resale, including cutlery and chisels.

I am surprised that the E. A. Berg company allowed this. This one of a few examples that I have seen of Berg allowing someone else to put their name and trademark on Berg chisels, along side the Berg name and trademark. This appears to have taken place between the time that E.A. Berg passed away in 1903 and C. Gustaf Andersson assumed the role of Managing Director at Berg in 1928. Andersson was very protective of the Berg image and trademark and was likely responsible for keeping the the final version of the Berg “Shark” image consistent and prominent on all Berg edge tools, including chisels."

The author goes on to say that such chisels date "circa 1914-1928".

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