ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S AXE 

It is reported that in Springfield, Illinois, a museum dedicated to Honest Abe has what it describes as the very axe Lincoln used to split fence rails, earning him his nickname. Docents at the museum will, with scrupulous honesty, explain that over its life the axe has had five new handles and two new heads. And it's still the Old Rail Splitter's axe.

MORAL: Continuity does not earn identity.