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Interesting.. That makes sense to me.. I thought maybe it belonged to a really big anvil for doing round work.

-Brian

I dont get what you mean by a grease zerk? Its all one solid piece. I didnt think it belonged to an anvil because of the little knobs sticking out the sides, have no idea what those would be for... Does anyone else have any idea as to what this is or what it is used for? Or if indeed it is a tool used in a very large anvils pritchel hole??

 

Thanks

Brian

I was buying some tools off this guy a few months back and I came across this. This was before I started getting into blacksmithing and metalworking, but I knew it could have been a hardie tool or something used by blacksmiths. It has a few numbers marked on it, check out the photos. You can see the size in comparison to the spray paint can in the background.

 

Definitely not a Peter Wright, clearly missing the flats on top of the feet.

Doesn't apear cast either, though that could just be a pre-conception on my part.

 

Brian, is that a pritchel cut off tool in the background? What is jammed in the prichel hole?

 

Just curious, what are the sizes of the pritchel and hardy holes? The pritchel looks huge, but of course it could have been enlarged at any time.

 

 

Its a pritchel tool? Round bottom to it fits loosely in the pritchel, its a triangle shaped top and has a piece that hangs out and over the heel... There was a couple pritchel tools that came with it.

 

-Brian

I posted the url of the photos. I got it all cleaned up and a lot of the rust off . I then gave it a good scrubbin with oil then a final coat of oil. Still cant see any markings whatsoever.... Can you guys see the photos ok? How do i get them directly on the page, a friend showed me but i forget....

-Brian

Definitely not a Peter Wright, clearly missing the flats on top of the feet.

Doesn't apear cast either, though that could just be a pre-conception on my part.

 

Brian, is that a pritchel cut off tool in the background? What is jammed in the prichel hole?

 

Just curious, what are the sizes of the pritchel and hardy holes? The pritchel looks huge, but of course it could have been enlarged at any time.

 

 

I snapped a couple more photos. My phone isnt the greatest but its best I can do for now. The dimensions are:

 

Length Overall - 25"

Table Length - 14.5"

Horn Length - 10.5"

Width - 3.75"

Hardie - 1"

Pritchel - 3/4"

Height - 9.5"

 

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Thank you guys for the help, a lot of great ideass i never knew about that ill try, im going to check for a flat spot under the foot too.. I have about 6 rebar placed around the bucket all connected, once the anvil is in the bucket of water it is about 3 inches away from the anodes. Do i need bigger anodes or does that not matter for electrolysis?

Thanks again
Brian

with oil or just soapy water? The man i spoke with said take a wet towel with acid and water and let it sit on that side with the horn to the right overnight, then wire brush it. I tried electrolysis but i think the anvil was too large in comparrison to the tub and anodes.

Thanks
Brian

I cant make them out. But if you look at the front view photo it ia on the bottom right. You can sort of see two numbers or letters popping out. They are spaced apart from eachother maybe by an inch. That is the only thing I can see on this anvil, the rest is very rusty. I assume its an earlier version because the guy I bought it from, most of his tools and equipment were from 1860-1890

This is my first anvil. pretty big, got a great deal on it. I was speaking to a very nice gentlemen who turned me onto this website, he was king enough to give me some very useful information. Hes a blacksmith and does really nice work, awesome work actually.. Anyway we spoke for a while and i showed him a few photos. He said it was either a trenton or hay budden. the anvil has no distinguishing marks, only a couple letters or numbers on the right foot on the bottom. By the way, im new to blacksmithing, trying to learn the trade.

Thanks
Brian