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That is a good idea. We have some old tools hung by the fireplace in the den. The anvil would look good there too! About the Sears, I bet the family did order the Trenton, ACME brand from Sears. When renovating the house we refinished some beautiful kitchen cabinets. Turns out when we pulled them out, they had been purchased through Sears. One still had a Sears label. Thanks all for your information!

Ok, sounds like I have a Trenton with the ACME stamp! I was thinking of contacting the local blacksmith orgs in this area to let them know these are available. They are so heavy that I didn't know how easy it would be to ship. So about a dollar a pound is their worth? I thought they may be worth more.

On the USA anvil, on the front, on the right there is W and two numbers, not clear exactly what they are. Think the first is an 8. On the left there is, A29583(not sure about the 3). Am I looking at the left/right correctly? I am looking down at it. If I look straight on, then it is right for the serial number. BT the depression is an hour glass. Also on the USA anvil, by the large < above the other markings it looks like there is a big A and then some other letters and right below the A a T. But the strange thing is that none of this is stamped in like the other markings. Could that have been put on by the people who owned it? We put these in the sun now so I can see them better. Will clean them up better tonight. I just dashed out there at lunch to get a better look. The question about what we want to do with them, we do want to know the value to sell them. No one in the family plans to use them. But with everything we discovered in the old Curtis house while we renovated it, we like to find out more about it. I love history. Thanks everyone for your comments!

On what might be a Trenton, the weight appears to be on the right and definitely a serial number on the left. So those are the reverse sides of what you mentioned. I could not make the numbers out very well, need to clean it up more. Also on the Wilkinson, there is an 8 right in the middle of the front foot. Any ideas on what that means? I am signing off for tonight but will check anything else tomorrow. The is very interesting. I really appreaciate the information! BTW, what is the best way to clean them up?

The anvil is definitley not 780 lbs! Maybe what I thought was a 6 is a weight symbol. I attached an etching. Any thoughts? For the anvil with the circle and USA, above those is something that looks like an arrow with some letters. I attached an etching of that as well but it is not as clear. Anyone have any ideas on the manufacturer for this anvil? Thanks so much for the info. Already checked up on Wilkinson anvils!

Thanks for the info BT Here are the pictures of the two anvils. I made the file size very small so I can post a better quality pic if this does not work. Dara

Hi, I have two anvils that were in barn of a 100 year old farmhouse we renovated in Georgia. I wanted to find out more about their value. The smaller one (~100 lbs) I think is a London anvil pattern and has SOLID WROUGHT in a circle on the side. Right below is USA. The larger anvil (~150?) has on one side a large X with what looks like a W and S on either side and then QU___S(?) and below DU_L_Y(?). On the other side are numbers. They are spaced out. I think they are 6, 3, 23. Anyone have any idea as to who made these or their value? Or anywhere else on them, I should look for further identification. Appreciate any information. Including other sites I can research them. Dara