I ended up needing to work today and coundln't go to a sale that looked very promising so my wife went for me and took the kids. What followed her home was this copper wash tub(?)/boiler tub(?) with lid, Chinese machete for the kids to beat on brush with, beat up large wedge, and three axe heads. The grand total was $15.
The orange head is more than likely offshore junk with a chipped heal. I will test it with the file but I am not holding my breath. The red one has ridges in the eye with a nice profile and some numbers stamped on the cheak which I need to investigate further. It looks like a promising unmarked head thats in good condition. The third head is a True Temper Flint Edge Kelly Works that will clean up nicely and require some work to remove the mushrooming. The two quality axes have bits that won't require too much file work to put an edge on. She did real good in my opinion.
I love my wife!
Nice haul!
It pays to educate your wife. She did quite well.
My wife can also pick axes. I watched an axe collector pick up axes after she had set them back down(she was ahead of him), it didn't take him long to figure out she knew what she was looking out. It was a funny thing to watch. Although he did not seem to be amused at all.