oh, yeah?

Stefani · Post by **Stefani** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 11:00 am

http://cgi.ebay.com/vintage-1890s-11-br ... 0310920779

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Harry · Post by **Harry** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 11:18 am

Robinson in his closing argument at the trial refers to the handleless hatchet as an "Underhill". Page 1711+:

"...They say that it was all covered over with rust and all covered over with ashes, etc. I should expect everything to be covered with ashes. One of the policemen tells us it had been dropped in the ashes. Well, that is down cellar; it had been lying in the ash heap, and it was then. Mr. Borden, who never threw anything away,---who even carried home an old lock to save it and was going to put it up in his barn sometime, had probably put it away there to save it, and it happened to be in the ashes and was tossed there in the box and had fine dust upon it, and they say it had coarser dust upon it. Yes, I have no doubt that it had. I have no doubt there are farmers on the jury, and I have no doubt in your barns or your shops or cellar you will find some of these old things that you have thrown away. This is an Underhill hatchet---one of the kind that you and I remember well when we were young: there have been thousands of them in use all around in the New England towns. When you get your magnifying glass and examine it you will see the words upon the blade "Underhill Edge Tool Co."

I don't remember seeing the handleless hatchet marked "Underhill" but it may be. Never got to handle it. Here are two examples of Underhill markings:

Stefani · Post by **Stefani** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 12:10 pm

Thanks Harry!

Technically speaking, isn't an axe a different implement than a hatchet? I mean, to say it was an axe that killed the Bordens makes it that much more violent---not that any blows with a sharp instrument is less violent.

Harry · Post by **Harry** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 12:25 pm

Oh, that item is definitely not the murder weapon. Just another seller using Lizzie to make a sale.

I believe axes have long handles and heavy heads. An axe used on the Bordens would have made even greater wounds as the leverage and weight would have been devastating.

Stefani · Post by **Stefani** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 12:29 pm

I looked at all my handleless hatchet photos taken when Kat and I did the documentary for the Discovery Channel and I could not find any writing on the hatchet at all. Perhaps with time it rubbed away?

augusta · Post by **augusta** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 12:33 pm

I am surprised that the seller knew the brand name on the 'hoodoo hatchet'. I never caught that before.

Harry · Post by **Harry** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 1:05 pm

Goota organize my photo files better. Should have remembered this.

When Stefani and Kat were in a video a few years back they got to handle the item itself. How cool is that!

I believe Kat took this photo which shows the marking. You can make out the beginnings of "Underhill" and the word "Edge" followed by "MG??"

Stefani · Post by **Stefani** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 1:19 pm

WOW! Being a packrat in Lizzie land is sure an asset. Thanks Harry!

Tina-Kate · Post by **Tina-Kate** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 1:25 pm

"A Packrat in Lizzie Land".

Great title for something!

augusta · Post by **augusta** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 9:15 am

Thanks, Harry! What a great photo!

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 1:29 am

Yes Stef took all the photos.
She has a bunch.
Thanks Harry!

Here am I:
album_personal.php?user_id=5

See middle pic Stef took- as well as TK's cool 'Toon!
(You can click on pic to make it larger)

augusta · Post by **augusta** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 6:34 pm

That's a great picture of you, Kat. So pretty!

I hadn't seen the cartoon of our most-talented Tina-Kate. It's precious!

Love those pansies!

Sherry Christmas!

patsy · Post by **patsy** » Thu Nov 11, 2010 9:40 am

Kat @ Thu Dec 04, 2008 12:29 am wrote:Yes Stef took all the photos.
She has a bunch.
Thanks Harry!

Here am I:
album_personal.php?user_id=5

See middle pic Stef took- as well as TK's cool 'Toon!
(You can click on pic to make it larger)

Oh wow, great pictures and you got to hold that hatchet. Somehow I missed seeing these.

Thanks for the picture, Harry, and bringing Kat and the photos up so that some of us who missed seeing them can enjoy.