| Webster L. Marble came to Michigan’s Upper | | | | Marble designed and patented axes, sporting |
| Peninsula in the early 1890’s and quickly | | | | knives, guns and numerous other hunting and |
| gained the reputation of being one of the regions | | | | outdoor related products. In 1911 the company |
| finest “timber cruisers”. His uncanny ability | | | | was renamed “Marble Arms and |
| to look at a specific forested acreage and predict | | | | Manufacturing Company”, the first of several |
| the board foot yield made him very popular with | | | | name changes over the years. |
| the many logging companies in the area. Marble | | | | The Marble’s legacy lives on today. Within the |
| loved the outdoors and the vast Upper Peninsula | | | | pages of this website you will find abundant |
| offered innumerable opportunities to hunt, fish, | | | | examples of our commitment to “Blend Time |
| camp and explore the environment. An inventor | | | | Tested Tradition with Modern Technology”. |
| by nature he was continually seeking to create | | | | Still based in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, the |
| useful tools and equipment that would be both | | | | owners and employees of Marble’s are now, |
| practical and durable in the outdoors. | | | | more than ever, committed to Webster |
| By 1898 Mr. Marble had designed and patented his | | | | Marble’s vision of making quality, durable, and |
| now famous “Safety Axe”. A modest | | | | practical outdoor equipment for serious sportsmen |
| one room manufacturing facility located behind his | | | | the world over. To view the complete line of |
| home became the “Marble Safety Axe | | | | Marbles Knives please visit our retail store |
| Company” and the dedicated entrepreneur | | | | Discount Cutlery. |
| was on his way. Over the next quarter century | | | | |