Irontrader

Frosty, I got the H-B farrier anvil years ago and have never even set it up. It basically sits on a block of wood a few inches thick in a corner of my shop. Kept thinking I needed to cut a stump to make it usable, but just never got around to it. Also got a hand crank forge a couple years ago but that also has set in another part of the barn. I'm getting a bit more serious about actually getting it set up and have always thought I'd rather have a typical blacksmith anvil rather than the farrier anvil. No particular reason as I'm not experienced, but think a wider face like on regular anvils would be more practical to have than a farrier anvil.

Frosty, I'm no farrier as well. It has a side clip or whatever it is called which can be seen in the first photo.

Okay... I think I've identified it myself. I took another close look at the markings on the side, see the anvil2.jpg photo listed in the first posting. It is not clear, but you can make out HAY pretty well at the top and parts of Manufacturing across the middle, and parts of Brooklynn at the bottom. Leads me to belive it is a 188 lb Hay Budden anvil. If so, any idea on what its value would be? I'd like to get a good blacksmith anvil rather than having a farrier anvil. I did weigh it with the bathroom scales and it is 188 lbs.

I've had this farrier anvil for a number of years. It has some markings on it but they are not clear so I really don't know who made it and if it is a desirable anvil or not. It is around 200lbs, but I have not weighed it. It does havew 188 stamped on the side so it may be 188lbs. I'll try to weigh it some time. Overall length of the anvil is right at 34". I have two photos uploaded that you can look at if you woulld like although these are rather large photos. No shown in the photos, but on opposite side of the anvil is 08 or 03 cast into the metal. Wondering if it could be for 1908 or 1903. The first photo is an overall view of the anvil. The second photo is a close up of the markings on the side.