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12 hours ago, ThomasPowers said:

How's the ring?  Well sub US$1/# would be considered good even if in much worse shape. How did you run across it?

Barely any ring to it. Rebound seems okay, but I can't really tell since I'm just starting out. 

I have a craigslist alert set and this one just happened to be posted at 3am. I checked my alerts at 6am when I got to the office notifying me of a ranch sale. The guy had literal tons of stuff for sale and this little guy just happened to be listed.The ad said the ranch sale started at 8am so I decided to take my lunch break an hour after getting into work so I could be there right when he opened. Good thing too because a few people drove up right after I paid for the anvil and track wanting to purchase it. 

12 hours ago, Black Frog said:

You mean the A&H stamp is on one side, and the Imperial is on the other side?  They looked like two completely different surfaces of anvils, one cleaner, and one more rusty! My mistake.  There were several different A&H logos used over their years.  Yours is an early version of the stamp.  Look for the serial number on the front foot,  It will most likely be under the 13,000 serial number range.  The other examples you showed are later style A&H logo stamps .

just checked. there aren't any other identifiable markings on my anvil. is it safe to assume that it's an Arm & Hammer and that sub $1/lb was a great deal? 

27 minutes ago, Black Frog said:

You mean the A&H stamp is on one side, and the Imperial is on the other side?  They looked like two completely different surfaces of anvils, one cleaner, and one more rusty! My mistake.  There were several different A&H logos used over their years.  Yours is an early version of the stamp.  Look for the serial number on the front foot,  It will most likely be under the 13,000 serial number range.  The other examples you showed are later style A&H logo stamps .

 

they do look completely different. might have been just the lighting or one side might have gotten the wire wheel a little longer than the other. I'll look under the anvil tonight. Thank you for all of your help. 

10 minutes ago, ThomasPowers said:

Which arm and hammer stamp?  They changed a bit over time IIRC.

This is the stamp that I'm most familiar with. I've also seen an arm and hammer on some Vulcan anvils. 

14 minutes ago, Black Frog said:

The A&H is there for reference comparison, not his anvil in question.

actually, all of those pictures are of my anvil. my stamp has a much shorter almost non-existent bicep as compared to an Arm & Hammer stamp. 

here are the full sized pictures. I'll take a picture of the underside when i get home from work. Thanks for your help! 

1 minute ago, Black Frog said:

Any chance of wire brushing the side a bit, and getting a better closeup picture?  Would love to see closer pictures.

that is after some wire brushing... haha. I could upload the full-size picture if you want. it's fairly large. 

Hi, all. I started blacksmithing just over a year ago using a railroad track and a homemade anvil. Just picked up my first real anvil on Friday and was hoping that someone could identify it for me. It's 80lb and the mark looks like an arm and hammer but not exactly the same as an Arm & Hammer trademark. I bought the anvil and the 68lb railroad track for $80 so I'm pretty sure I got a great deal no matter what brand it is. Thanks for the help