JohnSmith

I weighed it the other night as well as I could, my bathroom scale looks a bit tattered now but according to it the weight was 248.

Thank you all for the help with identifying my anvil I really appreciate it. I plan on getting some more things together and get started working with it. I will be sure to keep you all informed of my situation.

Wow, I dont know how I missed those. Just under the horn is a pretty easy to read 5 and on the base of the anvil there is a series of numbers looks like 74050 I have pictures so I can get second opinions. Out of curiousity what does the OFS stand for? Also any ideas how much this thing weighs?

I recently aquired this anvil from the farm my grandpa moved to some years ago. He took it with him to the farm from his old house when he moved but instead of storing it somewhere he sat it outside as some sort of yard art. My grandpa died around this time last year and the only thing I told my i guess she would be my grandmother in law that I wanted was the anvil because I remember being in awe of it as a kid and ever since Ive had an interest in smithing. I went down there today and finally picked it up, I actually went alone and didnt realize just how big the dang thing is and it feels like it weighs a metric ton lol. I finally got it back to my place with a lot of luck and sweat. From what my "grandma" tells me it belonged to my great great grandfather and he did some sort of smithing, I actually learned today from my dad that this same relative was in the civil war so I suppose he was pretty old. It doesnt have a lot of markings on it but the ones that are on it dont tell me a lot. I dont see the weight anywhere on it and I cant find anything on the mark so thats why I am turning to you guys. I would just like to know some info on the anvil if you know anything and know if its a good anvil to start with and if it looks like it is in decent shape, I think its been sitting in the elements of Kentucky for a good at least 15 years and my knowledge of anvils is lacking to say the least, but I am looking for a good jumping off point. Thanks for any help you can give.