BluntEdge

By the shape of it I would have to say it is a Mouse Hole anvil.

Beautiful job on the knife. B)

It looks identical to my 149# Mouse Hole.

He is also listed on Blacksmith's Gazette.

:) Thank you for that. I will add that project to my list of tools to make once I get set up to forge. What size round bar did you use and type of steel?

This shop is 10' wide and seems to have plenty of room for a hobbyist smith.

Hello All, I am not nessisarilly into blacksmithing but I am hoping you all will help a fellow Blacksmith. My father has been talking for years about building a blacksmith shop but he never will for various reasons. He is now operating in the back corner of a working farm garage, which is inconvinient at best. He retires this week and will have much more time to spend in the new shop. My 4 brothers and I have decided to build him a new shop but we need input on size, ventilation and layouts. We have a little to start with, he talks about post and beam construction with T&G sheathing. Dirt floor which I plan to use Crusher Dust. Large double doors on one end. We are thinking 12x16? He has an anitque forge with hand blower it is about 3 1/2 feet wide and 2 1/2 feet front to back. From there I am lost, and need help. 3 of 5 of us boys are carpenters by trade so construction details are no problem, we just want a functional, comfortable workspace for him. If anyone can help us out we would appreciate it.

Thanks
The Tessier Boys

If it isn't to far for you to go I know of several in my area.

http://ontario.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-art-collectibles-peter-wright-blacksmith-anvil-85-lbs-300-00-905-961-7555-W0QQAdIdZ278034481

http://ontario.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-art-collectibles-peter-wright-blacksmith-anvil-350-00-905-961-7555-172-lbs-W0QQAdIdZ278033728

http://ontario.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-art-collectibles-peter-wright-blacksmith-anvil-400-00-232-lbs-905-961-7555-W0QQAdIdZ278032925

http://ontario.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-tools-equipment-LARGE-HEAVY-PETER-WRIGHT-ANVIL-FOR-BLACKSMITH-W0QQAdIdZ237525145

http://ontario.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-tools-equipment-blacksmith-anvil-W0QQAdIdZ285045931

Happy hunting, I got myself a nice 149# Mouse Hole for $250.00.

Thanks for the info Frank... I hope you didn't mind my copy and paste of your article posted at anvilfire.com here.

Do you have any estimates on the age of the vice I picked up ?

Thanks,
Rob

Yes the legs are chamfered. They have a little scallop at the start of the slight chamfer about 1/8" wide. You can just make it out in the third photo.

I have attached a full size photo to this reply so you can see the chamfer better.


Your post got me to wondering about this vice as well and I found this information at anvilfire.com.

C&P

Identification of Vises:

It is more difficult to find out about old leg vises than anvils, because there were fewer markings. When Peter Wright did mark their vises, they did so on top of the screw box body with P.WRIGHT PATENT SOLID BOX. These were in three lines, stamped in small, serifed letters and were often obliterated by wear and rust. The stamped letters were a matter of pride and the result of a break through in technology. The earlier boxes, I assume throughout Europe, were composites made up of multiple "rings" forge brazed around a forge welded tube. The square threads consisted of a coil brazed inside the tube. Normally, brass spelter was used rather than copper, as the brass melts earlier than copper. After brazing, the internal threads were cleaned and the external box was lathe turned. On close inspection, one can see evidence of brass and/or slight separations where the rings are joined.

The Peter Wright firm figured a way to eliminate all the composite brazing business, and was able to make a solid box with internal threads.

The Peter Wright vises exported to the U.S. most often had deeply chamfered legs. When I was in Australia, the PW vises most often had very slight chamfers on the legs. Some of the Australian PWs had the royal coat of arms stamped on them. I suspect that the Australian imports were made at a later date that the U.S. ones. In all other respects, the Australian and U.S. Peter Wright vises appear to have the same conformation.

Frank Turley - 05/29/08


Edit: Mine does have the royal coat of arms on it, so that leads me to believe that the one I just got was an Australian import version.

:D I just picked up a Peter Wright Leg Vice. I think it is in excellent condition.

Anyone here have an idea on the age of this vise?

I just got back from getting my first forge for $175.00.
I think I got a great deal on it and boy does the electric blower ever work good.
Now I just need to take a wire wheel to it to take the surface rust off and give it a few coats of high temp paint to make it look good.
I can't wait to try it out.

Just an update here are some more picks of the anvil I got and I'm on my way to pick up a coal forge this weekend. I can't wait to try my hand at pounding some metal.




Cheers

Thanks for the welcome Thomas. I am located in Ontario Canada.

And on a side note the anvil I got has the marks 1.1.9 and after a bit of research it should be 149 lbs. for $250.00

I am just getting started on my blacksmithing journey, I am on my way to get my first anvil tomorrow here is a picture of it below and next is a small shop and forge and so on.....
This looks like an excellent site to find out the many things I will need to know and I look forward to the journey ahead.



110 LB. ANVIL.
ARMATRIGE - MADE IN ENGLAND

ALSO GOES BY THE TRADE NAME
"MOUSE HOLE ANVIL"