DaveMartell

The date number is L6x, which indicates it was made after 1962, during the Crossley era. The weight mark looks like a 150 or 180, indicating those weights. It is hard to tell from the picture. If you can get a better photo of the weight mark, it would be a lot easier to tell.

The anvil looks to be in very nice shape, and has that typical blue school paint color. Did it come out of a high school?

I had no idea that Fishers used a coded date, I've never seen anything other than an actual date, this is good to know.

On the "Crossley era", is this a good time in Fisher's history, meaning are the anvils of the same quality as earlier ones?

My friend is going to buy this regardless and I'll post some better pictures once he has it. These ones are from the seller.

Thanks for the history!

Dave

A friend of mine sent me these pictures of an anvil that he has the chance to buy and was asking me what I could tell him about it since the person who has it has no idea of weight and wasn't able to go measure it for size.

I can see that it's a Fisher from the style, it's obviously as clean as you could ever hope for, is marked with a date of 19?? and the weight marking is unclear but possibly a 3-digit number.

My question to you guys is just based on what you can see here in the pictures can you determine the weight? I had originally thought 150lb but after looking at it more I think it might by bigger.

Any thoughts or comments will be welcome.

Dave

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Very nice work!

150kg?

I LOVE it!

You got a steal on this one - congrats. I know because I almost jumped in on the bidding but held off. Now I'm really kicking myself but I'm also happy that someone who will use it snagged it. Again - congrats!

this has turned into a marvelous thread, and I have learned plenty........thanks

Yes, me too, thanks everyone.

You think that is bad look at this one, I think this guy actually sells these "anvils" bid is at $215 now. I would rather have the two piece than this piece
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220687619017&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

29 bids??? :blink:

Oh that's hilarious...made me chuckle. :D

What a steal!

Very cool of you to share this here. Thanks!

this is my seven hundred pound hay budden, with a caulking iron and a three pound ball peen on top of it, which gives you an idea of the size of this beast!

That's a monster right there! Awesome! :)

this one seems to be the bargain of the century....craiglist ENTIRE blacksmith shop for sale in harrisburg, pa, including triphammer, 250 lb fisher anvil, forge, and a bunch of handtools for only 3 thousand dollars total! My link

That looks like it's got potential to be a great deal.

First Post here - First thanks for all the info, second I will let you know about the two anvils in Ohio for sale. I am looking about getting the one in Lima, but am also going to look at the one in Youngstown (a lot closer for me).

Buy them both!

Please let us know what you end up with and pictures are even better.

I like it! B)

300lb Unknown for $300 - Mass
http://southcoast.craigslist.org/tls/1849159659.html

Unknown for $100 OBO - CA
http://visalia.craigslist.org/atq/1841699172.html

135lb Unknown for $200 - NY
http://hudsonvalley.craigslist.org/atq/1835862994.html

402lb Unknown for $800 - VA
http://blacksburg.craigslist.org/grd/1825439266.html

157lb Mousehole for $225 - NH
http://nh.craigslist.org/tls/1816814804.html

149lb Trenton for $275 - NY
http://rochester.craigslist.org/tls/1815620707.html

200lb Fisher for $200 - Ohio
http://youngstown.craigslist.org/tls/1856131030.html

300lb Unknown for $200 - Ohio
http://limaohio.craigslist.org/tls/1855958707.html

143lb Trenton for $185 - Virginia
http://roanoke.craigslist.org/grd/1854467974.html

185lb Fisher for $150 - Illinois
http://stlouis.craigslist.org/atq/1853863106.html

125lb Peter Wright for $100 - Illinois
http://stlouis.craigslist.org/atq/1853852974.html

I think I'm more impressed with the story of how you acquired this than of the anvil itself and that's saying a lot because that's one killer anvil ya got there! It sure is nice to have good friends. :)

Looks like a keeper.

Welcome aboard, since you are sucking up info, you already know to ask questions if you need to.

Phil

Thanks for the welcome and I will ask questions as they come up. :)

Your Peter Wright was probably made before 1910 due to the fact that 'England' isn't stamped on the side.

Thanks for the info!

I just joined the forum because I couldn't stand to not see the pictures. Figured I'd post my recently acquired Peter Wright 113lb'r while I'm here oogling away. I have no idea how old she is so if anyone knows please speak up I'd love to hear about it.

PS - Hopefully I'll post more but for the time being I'm on the sucking up info side of things here, I'm a complete noob to the forge.