Pat the Newbie

Gotcha, I updated my profile with location info. Here are pics of the tongs, hammers, and quench tank I picked up. I feel like I paid a bit much for them... $200, but I'm not too worried about it since it seems like I did well on the anvil itself. The tank is roughly 22" tall and 12" diameter. The tongs are 17"-20" long, in 1/2", and 1" sizes, marked "OCP Made in USA", and the unmarked pair has a flat grip. The large hammer is a 4 pounder I already owned. Just picked up the ball peen, which I'd put at 2#, and the other is 2.5 or 3#. All in all thought I think it's a decent starter kit. Next up is building a forge, which I'm reading up on now.

I can read... I'm only seeing an option to edit my most recent post. It isn't giving me an edit option on my initial post, so I'm not sure how to edit the header at this point.

Great to know, thanks for the reply! I'd love to find out more about it... I'm going to contact the seller to see if she has any info, but my hunch from talking with her yesterday is that she doesn't know a great deal about its origins. I paid $500 for it, and another $200 for some tongs, hammers, and a quench tank. The dimensions are: 4.5" wide x 16.5" long flat face. 1.75" step, and 9.25" horn. I feel like the price was reasonable, especially since it's not something I can go buy at the corner store. Do you have any idea what it might be worth? Thanks, Frosty! Great to be here... I've been lurking for a little while, and this place is definitely an invaluable resource. I'm in Philadelphia, PA, and will be working in my yard, so I'm definitely going to look into a tripod stand if it will help with noise reduction like you say. I don't need the whole neighborhood hating me if it isn't necessary lol.

I've been looking for an anvil for quite some time, and due to a local studio closing down and selling off it's equipment, I was able to finally land one yesterday. Can any of you help me ID it, or let me know what I got for my money? I haven't done a ball bearing test yet, as I don't have one at hand, but the marking on the side says "Best Swedish Solid Cast Steel Made in Sweden", stamped around a maker's mark that I can't quite make out. It looks like a P and a T, with some type of bird on top of the logo... a rooster, perhaps? On the front of the bas, under the horn, it's marked either 199 lbs, or 192, I can't quite tell. Pictures attached. Any info on the brand, age, or quality of the anvil is much appreciated. I'm incredibly excited to get started with a new hobby I've been aching to get into for years. Thanks in advance for any assistance. *edit* I'm not sure why the pics all rotated 90 degrees when I uploaded... if anyone can advise on that I'll be happy to fix it.