No. 2 size Marbles Safety Axe that was patented by Webster Marble on May 24, 1898, no. 604,624. It is the middle of the three different sizes that were produced in this design.

This No.2 Safety Axe by Marbles has checkered plastic handle grip, this "pocket axe" has a spring loaded safety guard that folds down into the handle. Stamped only with the size No. 2 on the axe head, and marked "Marble - Gladstone, Mich., USA". Has some marks and patina, otherwise good condition for its age. Made between 1900-1915.

Webster L. Marble (1854-1930) was an inventor, early outdoorsman, and prolific patent-holder who spent the majority of his life in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. His manufacturing company, now known as simply as Marble Arms, has operated in the town of Gladstone, Michigan since 1898.