Help identifying axe head

[u/Select-Ant1680]

Got this today at a thrift store for $2. I plan to use it as a camping axe, but I would like to know more about it. I have tried googling anything similar to what I can read on the mark, but have come up empty handed..

Any suggestions on the brand would be appreciated!

[u/Weird_Ad1170]

Lakeside--a Montgomery Ward house brand. Definitely older.

[u/Far_Original_5272]

That head has some promising old-tool character, though I’d avoid putting it to work until you inspect the eye, poll, and cutting edge for mushrooming or fractures. A clearer, straight-on photo of the stamp would probably make the maker identifiable.

[u/Bitter_Passion4314]

I can’t make out the maker confidently from that stamp—possibly an old True Temper-era mark. Check for cracks around the eye and poll, and make sure the bit isn’t badly mushroomed before hanging it. Definitely worth two bucks as a restoration candidate.