Heed help aging a couple of new axes with photos

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got a couple of new to me axes. one i a Walter made in Canada. till has some yellow paint on the head. research said that company went out of business in early 70's. the other head is a Kelly works Woodslasher. any idea on the age of these two gems. bought at a flea market in Branson Missouri .
Thanks for any help...
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Walters (when stamped as such instead of H Walters & Sons Ltd) date from 1913 to 1973. They were all made in Hull (now known as Gatineau), Quebec which is directly across the river from City of Ottawa. Most of them date from the late 40s, 50s and 60s when owner Morley Walters had thoroughly modernized the forging process and was producing 1000 axes per day.
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