![]() ![]() In many cases Plumb supplied axes that were simplified. The inclusion of "America's Champion Chopper" suggests McLaren was either originally from America or also involved in wood chopping contests in America, perhaps even both. McLaren is also credited with writing what was called the Axe Manual of Peter McLaren, America's Champion Chopper. It appears they also hired him to give demonstrations or at least make guess appearances. Not long thereafter Plumb started to use advertisements touting McLaren's choice of axes. Apparently he was using a Plumb axe when he captured the wood chopping title in that country. Initially the mark was to commemorate the achievements of Peter McLaren as a champion wood chopper. The specific years involved are questionable but the discontinuance of the mark could have been influenced by the material restrictions during WW II or the reduction in wood chopping competition events. The Plumb Champion brand and markings were introduced sometime in the late 1920s and were continued for a good number of years possibly in the early 1940s. ![]()
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