jphillips

I purchased the anvil yesterday. Not for sure if I will keep it or sell it. I really like it even though I have no use for it. My great grandfather was a blacksmith so I have always liked anvils.
I have tapped the entire face with a hammer and it has a great ring everywhere.

I guess I will just put in on a scale to get the weight.

Thanks again for all of the great info!

Thanks for the info. After double checking, I'm sure you are correct on the serial number. I have also attached a picture. The name is very worn but I can make out most of it and am positive it is a Hay Budden. As for the weight stamped under the name, the only number I see are an 8 and a 13 so I'm not sure how this would be calculated. I assume Hay Budden did not use the hundred weight system and even if they did the eight would not work as either the Hundredweight, or the stones characters.

Some addition info: When I drop a steel ball onto the top of the anvil it bounces back about the same distance it was dropped from. It also has a nice ring when I tap it with a hammer so I assume this means it is still good. (Is this correct?)

Any idea about an approximate value?


Thanks for all the help, I'm obvisouly very new to all of this!

Serial number could also be 136144 (very difficult to read)........

I just purchased a Hay Budden anvil and would like some information on it. The best I can tell the serial number is 736144. It also has the number 35 on the opposite of the manfuacturer name.
Any info on age, weight etc would be greatly appreciated.