Jonnytait

1 minute ago, JHCC said:

Especially when you finally decide to get rid of that Soderfors and get yourself a proper Mousehole, of course.

Hey why not have both? theres an idea I was thinking about getting another anvil at some point down the line, thought maybe it would be good to have a smaller one too

21 hours ago, Frosty said:

Of all the "useful" . . . stuff I've picked up at: yard, garage, etc. sales over the decades the engine hoist is one of the most useful ever. It even helps keep the shop clean! If I have enough clear floor to back the pickup in the door I don't have to lift heavy stuff my lazy self! Way better than a broom or vacuum any day. 

 I'm a huge fan of Soderfors anvils, John (JHCC) and I poke fun at each other about anvils and Mousehole anvils are excellent anvils, just not quite up to being great anvils and Soderfors is about peak of the pile. He's understandably just a little jealous. 

I've gotten to use a lot of different anvils and most good ones are fine tools, I've just never used better.  Welcome to the club. 

Frosty The Lucky.

I think a hoist would be a good investment. It would certainly make life easier!

14 hours ago, Frosty said:

Welcome aboard Johnny, glad to have you. That's a beautiful anvil, the quality is as good as they get and a size to keep thieves from stealing and running vary far or fast. Big shop anvil, excellent score, I'm jealous though not nearly so much as JHCC. Poor boy has to make do with what he has. 

Frosty The Lucky.

Thanks! yep, it isnt the easiest thing to move around the shop. I think I have found the perfect spot for it though, and will be putting it to more use

ah, will do! and thanks guys for the help, I spent many hours browsing the web trying to figure that out myself

good to know i feel i may have got myself a bargain then! im in the Shetland Islands

Also yeah, no doubt that symbol is definitely the same. good stuff

Thanks, didnt expect such a quick response! It may say 1922 now that you say that, il have a closer look at the anvil tomorrow.

So the anvil is from sweden?

Hi there people, great forum!

I was wondering if anyone might be able to help me identify my anvil. I bought it afew years ago but have only gotten round to trying out blacksmithing recently, great fun

It is 429 Lbs and seems to be in pretty good condition as far as I can see anyway. Here are some photos -

There are numbers, a symbol and some letters stamped onto the side.

I can make out the weight but cant see much of the writing, some of it is missing. The only letters I can make out are MORA which seem to be part of longer word.

I drew a picture of the symbol and numbers/letters hope that helps

Also there is my first pair of tongs room for improvement im sure