Quick question, ID my axe?

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weaverfish

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I picked this up, a rusted mess, from an antique store in England. It's had a vinegar bath to take the rust off which revealed these markings! Previously, there was red paint over the entire axehead and handle, but it's mostly gone now.

http://imgur.com/a/Nh4lv#lx2NB5m

I've briefly looked into the EAGLE EDGE TOOL CO. but haven't found anything of note - I'd love to find out how old this axe is!
 
"Eagle Edge Tool Co." was a brand from Brades (William Hunt & Sons). Their 1941 catalog/ price list (can be found online) shows that eagle stamp as a registered trademark.

According to Wikipedia, William Hunt & Sons acquired Eagle Edge Tool in 1828.
 
Yeah! I found that. Its strange that the only information I could find is a 75 year old catalogue!

Sadly, it's not sating my horrible thirst for this axe's history
 
weaverfish said:
I thought this, but I've seen other axes from the same manufacturers with this flipped head problem.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-E...xe-Wedge-Type-Axe-Vintage-Tools-/311484683173

http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=71024

This axe, I believe because of the matching red paint on both head and handle, is all original.
I wish I knew why the manufacturers decided to do this (ie hang the head backwards).
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Installing the head on backwards is never factory done (unless it's a recent Mexico Collins axe!) and a mere coat of paint doesn't tell you much except that someone was worried about losing it or that a trucking/busing company that had it gave it a coat of paint to match their fire extinguishers and oily rag trash cans.
 
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