ZS Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 (edited) Hello everyone... today I required an anvil and I was hoping I could get some help properly identifying it and putting a date to it. There are some markings on it, but I just dont know enough to tie them all together. The fellow I purchased it from said the 195 indicated the weight. Upon further digging I found that "139" on the english anvil weight formula says it should be 196lbs. It also says Sheffield on it and has some other letters and numbers im not exactly certain the meaning of. Let me know what you think.Any and all help is greatly appreciated! thanks! Edited August 6, 2015 by ZS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Welcome aboard ZS, glad to have you. If you'll put your general location in the header you might be surprised how many of the IFI gang live within visiting distance.I can't help with date or manufacturer though Sheffield are a known make. I'm a lot less interested in age and make than I am in condition and utility. She appears to be in fine shape, almost pristine. Have you done a rebound test on it?Nice score.Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZS Posted August 6, 2015 Author Share Posted August 6, 2015 Thanks, she's in good shape I think, there are a couple thin line cracks that kinda concern me. But as far as a rebound test, meaning a hammer drop? Did that and it bounced back very nicely, at least back to the drop point, used a 3lb bp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everything Mac Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 I'd have thought Sheffield was the place of manufacture rather than the maker. Sheffield is the city in England where a very good number of anvils were made. Have you weighed it on a set of scales? 1 - 3 - 9 would put it at 205lbs. The top word looks like Sykes?? Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZS Posted August 6, 2015 Author Share Posted August 6, 2015 Yeah, Sheffield is where it was made to my knowledge... As far as the weight, no I have not put it on a scale... The calculator I found out the weight at 196, could be wrong though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everything Mac Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 1 x 112 3 x 28 9 = 205lbs Sometimes the marked weight can be a little off, 196lbs is perfectly feasible. Unless of course 139 is the weight in lbs though I think only one or two British makers did that. - Assuming it says "Sykes" - it isn't a company I've heard of before, but there were hundreds of British makers back in the day. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halbrust Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 112 + 84 + 9 = 205 That's how it's calculated AFAIK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZS Posted August 6, 2015 Author Share Posted August 6, 2015 112 + 84 + 9 = 205 That's how it's calculated AFAIK. Awesome, thanks guys... For the weight, I just was going with what the calculator i found said, obviously wrong. I'll do some more digging, would really love to find out with certainty what it is and when it was made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZS Posted August 6, 2015 Author Share Posted August 6, 2015 Dug a little more, found an anvil maker in Sheffield by the name of Henry Sykes who filed for bankruptcy on May 10, 1856. Perhaps the guy I'm looking for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 very likely that anvil has a configuration that would suit that timeperiod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Dug a little more, found an anvil maker in Sheffield by the name of Henry Sykes who filed for bankruptcy on May 10, 1856. Perhaps the guy I'm looking for?This may help you http://www.sheffieldhistory.co.uk/forums/index.php?/topic/7011-anvil-manufacturers/ have fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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