Percivalfab Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 My grandfather found this anvil i have not yet put eyes on due to him living out of state but i would like to try and ID it if anyone could help that would be helpful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-1ToolSteel Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Very nice! Looks like maybe a Hay Budden or an Arm and Hammer. Could be a Trenton or something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 What does the base look like, are there any stampings on the front foot (below the horn)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Percivalfab Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 I have no idea just go the two pics of it and thats it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubalcain2 Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 1 hour ago, C-1ToolSteel said: Very nice! Looks like maybe a Hay Budden or an Arm and Hammer. Could be a Trenton or something else. man, c-1, way to be specific! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-1ToolSteel Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 1 hour ago, Tubalcain2 said: man, c-1, way to be specific! I'm right. As long as that's an anvil... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubalcain2 Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 oh whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Nope; you could have a top make anvil that was dead soft due to a shop fire and so be worse off than a lower make anvil with the original heat treat. Wire brush the face and then do the ball bearing test and see. I'm a little concerned about how it looks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-1ToolSteel Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 To me, it looks like it was painted black at some point, and most of it is just rubbed off. Definitely do a rebound test for safe measure, but I don't think it's anything to worry about. Even if it was in a shop fire, it would take a lot of heat to take away the temper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubalcain2 Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 yeh c-1, it would take a lot off heat... like a shop fire. if you ask one of the x-firemen on the forum i'm sure they will tell you that a burning building give of plenty of heat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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