IrishJoe

Excellent, thank you gentlemen for your time! Its good to know I have some quality iron, -J

Unfortunately, this is about the best that I can recover of the serial number. Perhaps a "106609" or "IU6609" Either of those look right? I did throw this one on the bathroom scale; it came in at 160 lb.

Sadly, none that would survive if I put that anvil on it. Reading through this forum, it seems both HB and Fisher are quality anvils, would you say thats a fair assessment? Thanks, J

Thank you sir! The Fisher measures 6 x 20, with a 1 3/8 hardy hole and a 3/4 pritchel hole. The closest match I could find on that catalog listing was the 350 lb anvil. The only discrepancy was that anvil is listed as having a 21 inch long face, mine measures 20" exactly. My horn also only measures 11 1/2, but I concur with your assessment that it sustained damage; it looks like the tip was ground and reformed at one point. I'll have to recheck to see if I can read a legible serial number on the HB. -J

Greetings, all. I have two anvils, acquired years ago. Getting back into smithing has peaked my curiosity as to what exactly I have. I was wondering if I could trouble the experts here with a moment to tell me what exactly I have. Thanks! The first is a Fisher anvil. My understanding is the weight should be stamped on the anvil, and is usually in "ten weight" (?). The closest I can find in regards to the weight is "14.1" stamped under the horn. If I was to guess, this anvil is over 200 lbs. Wear and tear wise, how does this anvil look? Any knowledge on this particular anvil/model? The second appears to be a Hay-Budden anvil. I can't see any dates or weight on this. Under the horn is stamped a solitary "5" (or perhaps upside down 2). If I was to guess, this one is around 100 lbs. As with the first anvil, any expert knowledge available concerning this anvil? Any idea as to a rough value on both? (For curiosity purposes only, I'm keeping them both!) Thanks a lot! Joe