This is an 18S 21J Crescent St 1892 Hunter.

The guy that sold it to me said it was a woodmen of the world logo, but I looked that site up and I don't think it is.

Appears to have an OWL sitting on a branch some leaves on each side and two sabres? crisscrossed in front of the owl. Doesn't look recent. Can anyone identify it? Any help appreciated...Thanks!

I think the seller had it right, those two "sabres" are log rollers.

Lorne, you are correct. When I worked in the logging industry we called them Pike-poles and they were used to turn logs we had in the water.

Richard

Maybe it is woodsy owl as seen by the pussycat in the pea green boat?

I think Tom is correct....the logo on his watch does not look anything the logo of "Woodmen of the World"....not to me anyway....

Take a look....A head stone in the likeness of the logo of the Woodmen of the World....

Regards,

Jerry

Looks like maybe a one of a kind, Tom. Very nice. I would guess it is a piece of folk art perhaps implying "wise logging practice". The 2 implements are actually called peaveys, not pikes. Pikes are used on rivers, peaveys on land to maneuver a log into a desired position. Definitely not Woodmen of the World.

Maybe the owl is the spotted owl of environmentalist fame in the northwest some years ago when its habitat was threatened. The owl in the logo even has some spots on its breast. Ha!

I'd say it's the logo of some fraternal order.

Mike is right, it's not a pike pole. This tool was invented by Joseph Peavey, founder of the Peavy Manufacturing Co., a maker of logging equipment, hence the name. It's also generically called a hook log roller. Here's a picture of an example on eBay.


Hook Log Roller (a.k.a. Peavey)