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Yeah there’s some repairs that were made at some point. I was actually looking for it’s age, how old the anvil is. 

Wondering if anyone could help me age my Wilkinson anvil. Just picked it up a week ago, got it cleaned up today. 180lbs, 4” face. Wilkinsons and crossed canons are clearly visible. On the back bottom it looks like either “135” or “185” is stamped in it. On the back the only visible numbers of the hundred weight would be the last of the three which is “17”. I weighed it and it is 180lbs.

The small black one on top of the rusty one has no markings at all that I could see. The bottom rusty one has the raised arm and hammer logo.

That’s not what I wanted to hear but glad I did. I was leary because of the raised lettering. If it were truly Cast Steel I’d pay what he asking because I really want to start forging and it would get me started but I don’t want an ASO either. I’ll still try the bearing on them to see how it does.

Thanks everyone!

All three are for sale. The Arm & Hammer on the bottom in the back is in very rough shape, not sure on its weight either. I’m interested in the big one and the little one on top of the Arm & Hammer. I’m going to try and get back to take a closer look this weekend. 

Has anyone ever seen this marking on an anvil? Is duracast the maker? 150 the poundage? Any help would be appreciated. The guy wants a fair price for it but I’ve never seen a Duracast Steel anvil and I don’t want to buy a lunker. I didn’t get a chance to check the ring/rebound yet but that’ll be my next step.

Any info on that top anvil would be nice too. Couldn’t find any markings on it. 

Thanks!

Any clues as to what this is for? 14lbs 11” Long and 3” wide. I’m guesing it’s cast iron but not sure. Marked “Heritage Tools Mt. Hope Ohio”.

I know this isn’t a tool but I thought I’d put this up to see if anyone has ever seen anything like it. It’s either copper or bronze. About 7” Long and weighs roughly 10lbs. Looks like a crystal cluster. Was found in the woods. Closest thing nearby was an Amtrak rail line. Sorry I can’t get any better pictures I don’t actually have the item. I’m putting it up for a friend. 

Well that about does it. Thanks everyone!

Thanks Guys. The chain idea makes sense. I come across those chain breakers fairly often. Pretty cool stuff!

Snagged this little guy over the weekend and I'm stumped on what it is. It's only 3.5" long so I'm guessing something for a jeweler? 

Picked up this old stake Anvil last weekend...could anyone tell me what the grooves are for? Is this for a particular type of blacksmith? The groove sizes seem to vary in width and depth 

11 1/2" long

1 1/2" wide

Thanks Frosty, I was hoping maybe a former employee would be on here and be able to help. Unfortunately the company went bankrupt due to not being able to keep up with foreign pricing so contacting them won't happen. I've come across a few other Bethlehem Steel items and they're somewhat of a hot commodity. 

Ok that's good info! The dimensions are very close to that so I'm guessing that's it. My question is what would this be used for? Is it like a salesman sample or something?

Hello All...I found this piece of metal with the profile of a railroad track. It's marked "Bethlehem" and "L.V. 80". I'm guessing it's from Bethlehem Steel and possibly the LV is Lehigh Valley and the 80 is 1980? Im less than an hour from Bethlehem so that's why I'm guessing this. Any ideas on what it is?

Great, thanks for the info everyone!

Hello there...I have a large block of metal and was wondering if anyone out there knew what it was. I was thinking it was some sort of scale weight. It's 8x6x4 and weights 47lbs. Has a rectangular hole that goes all the way through, a screw hole in the front and embossed numbers of 564.

It has a nice ring to it and was thinking it could make a nice "poor mans anvil". Of course it'd also be nice to know what kind of metal it is as well. Any ideas??

Thanks everyone. Any guesses on age?

My thoughts as well Marc1. Here's a profile picture of the groove. It's very well shaped so whoever put it in there did a good job of keeping it symmetrical. 

Hello All! I just bought my first anvil and it's a Peter Wright 1 2 12. As I understand those numbers equate to 180lbs? I was curious if anyone out there knows an age range on this anvil. It says Peter Wright Patent Solid Wrought 1 2 12. I'm also curious to what the flute on the back end is for and the square holes in the base (not the hardy).

Thanks!

Found this while digging in a local barn...I know FE Myers is known for hay trolleys, water pumps and many other things but I can't find anything on this clamp tool. 

Its about 12" tall with the screw clamp and about the same wide.

Thanks for the reply...I'm baffled by the last one as well. First two make sense now. Thanks!

Got a few things here I'm unsure of their use. Utility knife is for size reference. Tongs aren't too old I don't believe. I have a bunch of the + shapes chisels (?) and I have four of the old cone shaped iron pieces...hardy? The post is cylindrical so I wasn't sure if it was a hardy or not.

On June 5, 2015 at 8:26:54 AM, matto said:

 Quikwerk

Agreed

I just bought two of these from an Amish man and he told me they were called chain breakers