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Thanks for all of the feedback! Attached are pictures as EVERYONE has requested! At this point, I'm MOST interested in the age! Learning the value would be great, but as my dad and I talked today, it sounds like this has been in the family since it was new. We can trace it back two generations before my dad -- and as I mentioned in my original post, he's 83! This has come a long ways from my dad just wondering what it might be worth because of what an auctioneer told him. It's nice to know that some folks don't do everything just for the money!

Anyone that could help would be great. My dad (83 years old) is cleaning out his shop of many years because of moving and down sizing. Of his many tools is an anvil. I have learned it's been in the family for many years. It was one of his uncles. Anyway, when he asked a local consignment auctioneer about selling it, the auctioneer told him he might want to research it. To the point, after digging through many posts, and some time with a wire brush, we have learned it is a Trenton anvil. We found the diamond logo and its tagged USA 140 below the logo. On the 'front' foot, we found a T on one leg and A466 on the other. We would like to learn when (ballpark) it was manufactured as well as a ROUGH value. My finding would indicate between 1898 and 1900 for manufactured date. The anvil is does NOT have any cracks or chips. The edges are relatively sharp. Thanks in advance for the help! I may have to keep this if try to learn how it came into the family.