The Attenhofer sporting goods store in Zürich sold axes made by others under the Attenhofer brand name. This Marke Allalin axe seems to have been supplied by Andendenmaten.

↑ 287: Attenhofer Marke Allalin

• Made in Switzerland [1930s].
• 895x310 mm.
• Weight: 1050 g.
• Wood Shaft.
• Shaft: 35x22 mm. (Grip: 31x21 mm.)
• Fixed head.
• Curved adze with a curved edge and a slight arch.
• Adze: 80(l)x70(w)x1(arch) mm.
• Angled alpine pick with a pointed tip.
• Pick: 165(l)x23(h)x9(t) mm.
• Square spike.
• Spike: 50(l)x10(w)x10(t) mm.
• Glide ring with leather leash.
• This is a heavy axe.
• Adze edge has well-rounded corners
• Pick stamped "M.J.KING" by a previous owner.
• This axe seems to have been supplied by Andendenmaten.
• "MARKE ALLALIN" refers to the Allalin region in the Pennine Alps of Switzerland,.

REI marketed these axes in the U.S.A. and included their own logo stamped into the pick. They also have MARKE MISCHABEL stamps on the picks, showing that these axes were made by Andenmatten.

↑ 147: REI/Andenmatten Eiger

• Made in Switzerland [ca. 1970].
• 900x290 mm.
• Weight: 1020 g.
• Hickory shaft.
• Shaft: 33x23 mm.
• Fixed Head.
• Curved adze with a straight edge and a moderate arch.
• Adze: 80(l)x66(w)x3(arch) mm.
• Straight alpine pick with a pointed tip.
• Pick: 155(l)x27(h)x7(t) mm.
• Spike: 70(l)x12(w)x12(t) mm.
• Glide ring with adjustable web strap.
• The pointed tip and lack of teeth are well-suited for step-cutting but are inappropriate for technical climbing on steeper ice.
• REI catalogs from 1968 (and possibly 1966 or 1967) through 1971 state that this axe wws made for them by Mischabel. Mischabel ice axes were originally made by the Andenmatten Brothers and this axe matches the Andenmatten Mischabel.

↑ 335: REI/Andenmatten Palu

• Made in Switzerland [ca. 1965].
• 800x290 mm.
• Weight: 965 g.
• Hickory Shaft.
• Shaft: 35x24 mm.
• Fixed Head.
• Curved adze with a curved edge and no arch.
• Adze: 70(l)x61(w)x0(arch) mm.
• Straight alpine pick with a pointed tip.
• Pick: 160(l)x26(h)x6(t) mm.
• Square spike.
• Spike: 52(l)x12(w)x11(t) mm.
• Glide ring missing the strap.
• The pointed tip and lack of teeth are well-suited for step-cutting but are inappropriate for technical climbing on steeper ice.
• The MARKE MISCHABEL stamp shows this axewas made by Andendenmatten.