JMarsh

Thanks, I will try him!

Hello, Sorry if this is wrong place to post. Working on restoring a silver no. 12 advance, not sore how to get top handwheel off. Also, not sure how acme thread works when it free spins in bronze but? Thanks for any help Jeff marsh

Thank you...I will powder it when I get home and see if I can get more of it to show up

Wire wheeled and took new pictures ....I purchased both anvil books....but am still "stumped" so to speak

Finally wire wheeled and am pleased with results !!!

Daswulf......I am ashamed, embarrassed and sad to say that due to the anvils former outside lifestyle. ...it had a bit of flaking/delamination in that area.....and I chased it a bit with a grinder.....I know better now....and from that point toward horn it is still perfectly useable.....but before this site, I did't havery anyone local to ask.

I will try that tonight....thank you for the help!

More pics .....if it helps

I really appreciate everyone taking time to respond....It isn't that the maker and date are super critical because I am using and caring for the anvil regardless.....I would just like to have "the rest of the story" to help piece together it's journey. hopefully through more pics, we can conclude that it for sure came from Europe and a rough time frame. Just a great piece of family history that I drove by 10000 times, on a lawn mower while cutting the farm lawn, dreaming about the things built on it and the craftsman/farmers/family that used it.

oops....my bad........the title of thread was supposed to be Mousehole? .......I missed the question mark and am not sure how to fix.

Do you think it is a mousehole then? I will take more pics and add them tonight. But I am guessing it is a mousehole farriers anvil?

Thanks in advance for all help on this.....this is the anvil from my family's now sold 100 plus year old farmstead. I am so proud to have it and thankful that before Grandma passed, she entrusted it to me. I have purchased and received both of Richard Postman's books and have started pouring through them. No family members know of it's origin. It is very important to me to identify it's make, and year. There are no visible marks and I only have one pic on phone, but I will add more when home if needed. My guess on weight would be 125# to 150#. Thanks again!

This is the best sight on web!!!!! Used anvil as soon as I got home to make horse shoe nail hook for Wife's antique window to hang on wall.....couldn't be happier

I 100% agree, I bought it for use, but I love to know the history and story of the tools..... one of those if they could talk things. Older tools make me happy, down in the very tiny, deepest part of my heart that cares about such things

Marcusb.....that was what I was hoping to hear....hopfully when book shows up I can date it....first good antique show score I have ever made!

That is why I LOVE this site!!!! I will try pencil now!

Hello to all and thanks in advance, I feel like I purchased an #80 HB......am I right? I do not own the Anvil book, but I am purchasing it next! Thanks again for looking....using flour where the words are didn't work as good as on the Id # and weight. So that is why I ask.

Will it do any harm on edges to lightly buff or flapper a little more edge definition for knife making? Or leave it all as found?

Dropping a ball bearing from 12" it comes back up to 8" I am pretty stoked, I am going to give it some wire wheeling and a bit of face flapping and mount for a test run

Wow, I really, really appreciate the quick response from all. This site is an amazing resource. Please educate me on flour trick. Is it like it sounds? Dust lightly with flour? I drove 3 hrs round trip to rescue her from resellers and I am thrilled to have her. If it is 1900 ish....what might it be made of? Again thanks for all help. I love the history of tools I use.

I believe it to be 100 lbs by bathroom scale.... middle # is 3

Hello to all Purchased this anvil in mid Michigan today....roughly 100 lbs. Any help in identifying by attached pics would be greatly appreciated!

Patrick Thank you so much for the detailed answer, I really appreciate it. I want a hammer in a bad way but have never even seen one in person let alone used one.....your info will help me make an informed decision.

I am looking at potentially purchasing a Moloch 50# power hammer. I have read through all I can find on this site about what pitfalls to look for. Are there problems specific to this model that I should be on the look out for?

That is exactly where I am headed....had hip replaced on the 15th... but will go ask as soon as I can. It is only ten minutes away.