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Large and spaced far apart numbers. Sounds more like stone weight to me?

Weight would be missing 1 digit? My smaller HB is clearly stamped 88 and weight is right on.

Farrier anvil would have 2 pritchel holes and a clip horn. Ken

208 lbs, Made 1920. The whole top is solid tool steel from the waist up. Should have 3 numbers other side (top near the hardy hole) I have its kid brother 142lbs Ken

1918 as per AIA

170 on the left says Trenton. Weight on a budden is on the side below the logo.

Looking at the horn end serial # will be on the left foot.

Just a note here. This is one reason I fled the Braderton/Sarasota area over 20 yrs ago. Been chasing the arc for near 50 yrs smithing for less. Son when ya stop learning ya be daid. No elders are not protestants we have just been there and done that befor you were born. Did ya read it right then do it right? Or did ya just DO IT MY WAY?

One thing I have noticed here. Too many opinions and advice with NO statement of history. If a haven't made a living at aluminum welding please shut up. I have been doing it for longer than some of you have been alive. Have gas welded it. Stick Mig and Tig. HI freaq or not. Argon or not. AC or not. Wife went from soldering stain glass to mig and tig in one session. My Miller can do from .5 to 460 amps(beercan to 1 inch solid) PM for advice. IFI has always had the basic rules of No cussin, No fussin and treat each other with respect. While I can relates to the frustration off clueless guesses not being helpful, telling people to shut up is pushing your luck on the treat with respect clause.

Just a few notes from a 40 yr aluminum welder. AC and high freq is NOT required nor is ARGON. Can be stick welded and DC mig using reverse polarity. Any inert gas will do. Helium is great for more heat at the same amps. Prefer my old 330 ABP Miller tig /stick welder(from los alamos lab) Ken

From my hobart 180 manual. 14AWG up to 50ft 12AWG up to 200ft Ref: 1999 NEC. That said I prefer 10AWG for my small welders and 8 for the big ones. Ken.

Not a collector. He is a antique dealer. most of his stuff comes from his dad's shop in penn. Was selling at the local flea market.I just don't remember seeing the Fisher. Ken.

Great find, 1911 would be the last model HB made. No top plate solid tool steel from the waist up. MY favorite is my 143 lber solid top. Ken.

First time ya run into that flat tip You will know about pointed horns. Best thing is add your location (one or more of us might be right around the corner) Clean up the face only if ya know what your doing. Ken.

Just a note if your gonna edge weld 2 pieces then edge weld them to an anvil forget it. The face needs to be forge welded or 100% welded to the base. Some one on here did one by spacing the plate up 3/8 then welded in the space for total weld. Any welding should be done by a good welder with anvil knowledge. Been doing it 40+yrs and will only do my own Ken.

Been wearing one of them for yrs along with a bronze anvil on a neck chain from ebay.Buckle replaced my Born to Ride one. Ken.

Got a 37lb track anvil london pattern will stamp whatever ya want in it only $3700 shipping extra. (GEO Washington T jefferson ect) Docs 0. Neighbor knows both of them. Ken.

What kind of CNC? There are CNC mills,lathes plasmacutters ect. Everything from G code to plasmacam. Have run fadal VCMs and own a plasmacam CNC plasma cutter. Ken.

OK here is a thought. We have Induction,Gas, coal or charcoal. We have hand hammers. Air hammers and electric hammers. 1700s smith had what? Yeh I use O/A for heat sometimes. And TIG or MIG but I woun't tell ya its real hand forged. Also use a CNC plasma and a vairable speed drill press. I think if ya offered a 200yr old smith a power hammer or a welder he would take it and use it to make sompthing better faster and cheaper. Ken.

Ok here it is one more time. ya want patina(RUST) I can't help ya. Ya want it to look like a new 100 yr old anvil(mine do) I use the same stove black (polish) I use on Ya guessed it on my wood stove. Slather it on and buff. No rust just a nice old lookin black body with a shinney face. makes the old wood burner look like new also. Use it on sides of hammer heads also. My grampaw taught rust is rust NOT patina. OK pop I finally hear ya(45yrs too late) Ken

Back up fast and STOP even faster. Just backing up fast might just slide it twards the cab. Ken

Might work IF ya can clamp the tool perfectly vertical. If ya were southwest Va ya could drop by and use the lathe. Am always drilling out mig tips. Ken.

How many have seen Phillip simmonds Work? Go to Charlston to see the work created on this mans anvil(LOOK AT THE ANVIL) My anvils are 100% better than his. My work may be 1% of his. No I haven't seen his but have talked to several who have. "What a POS anvil". It aint what ya got it's how ya use it. Sorry I get cranky after a day of advising the guild master, fixing the water heater, Ordering pats for the wind turbine and god knowes what else. Just try running one shop and mananging another. Rant over. Ken.

Bone H@%*&# I got a porterhouse grilled rare if he brings me one. Got 5 dogs and ain't one bringing home an anvil(YET) Ken.

Kudos son, 40 yrs ago I'da gone with ya. Yeh use the 309. Drain the pond? Stay inna bucket. Can ya get 10% of the crane cost. Sorta like swinging in a bosn's chair in mid river. Swing a lot weld a little. Updates when done. Ken.