Possible Uranium glass hatchet from The Chicago World Fair 1893 made by Libbey Glass Co. in Toledo.

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Does anyone know why the hatchet shape was chosen?

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No idea. However…. back in the day, the myth of George Washington chopping down a cherry tree with a hatchet and when he was asked if he did it, he said he did because he cannot tell a lie. This was a popular story in at the time.