oldest hammer

1,000 AXES TO GRIND Jim Mayne’s Massive Collection Showcased At Edmeston Museum By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com EDMESTON – For years, Jim Mayne had coveted the Leonard Hammer, an 1848 tool patented by Edmeston farmer Leonard Powers.  It was only the second such patent issued in the United States. “I was visiting a friend who had it, and I asked if I could buy it off him,” said Mayne, interviewed Saturday, Sept. 19, amid a collection of many…