We consider ourselves very lucky to have found our third Official Key To The City Of Saginaw!  The log mark hammer is in amazing condition, the head looks like it slide up less than an 1/8” and a couple of tiny marks, but not sure they weren’t from the factory, some tiny white spots, we did not try to remove the spots, otherwise it is in near mint condition.  No scratches to the wooden handle.  After finding our first key to the city, we sent an email and picture to the Castle Museum in Saginaw and this was some of their response - 

“Your Logmark Hammer was a presentation piece given as an award by the City of Saginaw. The custom started in 1963 and continued - at least -through the 1970s. They were described as Saginaw's version of being presented with the keys to the city. Considered the highest award the city could give.

We have two in our collection.  Both are mounted on plaques and we are unable to tell if they have the mayor's name imprinted on the handle.

Tom

Thomas Trombley

Deputy Director 

Castle Museum of Saginaw County History”. 

Please do not wait to own such a piece, they are very hard to find and this was once owned by someone special and measures about 13 7/8” long, the head measures 3 1/2” x 1 3/4” 1 3/4” and weighs 1 lb. 2 oz.  The hammer has the Saginaw City seal on one end and the “SAG” logging mark in the other, the SAG logging mark was owned by Nestor & Hoyt.  What looks like a nick on the side of the head looks more like a factory mark than a deep scratch when looked at with a magnifying glass.  We can deliver for free to Saginaw!

We have sold many rare items in our store including two official Key’s To The City Of Saginaw, one from the mid-70’s the other one unknown, Native American items, rare & vintage fishing reels, vintage toy robots, vintage lighters, old knives, old car & truck parts, vintage Harley Davidson Motorcycle items, vintage locks, vintage watches, rare car compasses, historical items, vintage beer signs & collectibles, old banks, vintage diner glasses and ashtrays, toys, unusual and weird items, plus much more. We would like to think that we have something for almost everyone in our store, we would be pleased if you came in and wandered around for a minute or two.  Unfortunately we Do Not ship outside of the U.S., even if eBay shows we do. 

Here at Monark Developments we are a full time business now traveling the back roads & dirt roads of Michigan looking for the rare, unusual and vintage items in the tiny towns that are almost non existent anymore, just to bring you treasures from the past, and packaging your items properly and getting them to post in a timely manner. We would be happy to assist you with your shopping needs purchasing local products and getting them to you, keeping an eye out for specific items from any little town you are looking to acquire a long remembered item from your past. Also we want to be your Go-To-Guy (mr.yardsailor) on eBay when you're in need of a gift, vintage or rare item and when you need fast shipping. If you wish to make an offer on our buy-it-now items, please do not be afraid to offend us with a low offer, you never know, we have sold many items below what we were hoping to achieve. We will do our best to describe an item correctly. If you can find a moment to see some of the items for sale in our eBay Store, I'm sure it will be worth your time. The items for sale are purchased at yard and estate sails, antique shops and flea markets.

Also I would like to mention that when we say we will ship your package within 1 or 2 days, that is what really happens. We do not print a shipping label (and mark as shipped) and let the package hang around and we do not send the package to a shipping station where it sits for a day or two, when we mark your package as shipped, it is on the way.

Item #43. Please note, we allow 14 days (no hassle) before payment is due if needed. We also travel around the Saginaw Bay & Tri-City area and beyond of Michigan and may be able to deliver this for a very reasonable price, just email to see if we will be in your area in the near future. Pick-up is also available at no charge. Please read our feedback, this reflects the excellent service and item descriptions that we provide. This will ship by U.S.P.S. priority mail with extra insurance. We package everything we sell very well. If we can help with trying to get the shipping lower, just email and if we can find a smaller box or ship in a padded envelope, we will work harder to get the price right for you. Paypal is the Only accepted method of payment. Payment must be in U.S. Dollars. Item will ship within 2 working days after payment clears, please note though, we usually ship the same day or the next, but leave 2 days in case of bad weather or power outages here. We usually do not respond to emails not sent through eBay's messages. Shipping restrictions may apply to an APO / FPO / DPO Destination. Feel free to email with any questions or if we can provide better or different pictures. Our local Post Office closes at 4:00 P.M. weekdays and most are only open from 9:30 A.M. - 11:30 A.M Saturday. We ship packages Monday - Friday, we might ship on Saturday morning if paid for by Friday night or by 4:00 A.M. Saturday morning, our time, but we cannot guarantee this, we go to auctions and estate sales and might not be able to get to post. Thanks for Bidding & Thank You for the attention to our little store.