Thanks everyone, that's great information.
The bottom of this particular spool is actually identical to the top, just without the information stamped in the blanks. No barcode or any other differences.
Based on jpanhalt's link, it looks like the age of this roll would then be bounded roughly between 1931 (opening of the Brantford plant) and 1967 (Kester's acquisition by Litton Industries), given that this roll does not have the LI logo or branding. Furthermore, the last patent listed on the spool, 2052740, was issued Sept 1, 1936. (
https://www.freepatentsonline.com/2052740.pdf) So that narrows it down from late 1936 through 1967-ish. ("ish", given that they likely took some time to rebrand and work through already printed spools after the acquisition.)
I also noticed that later (Litton-era) Kester spools appear to have a third location listed - Anaheim, California. Does anyone know when that location opened?