JT

46 minutes ago, littleblacksmith said:

that's a good price that I would pay. it is generally more difficult to find larger anvils that cheap. What a good price to one person is too high for another person- it all depends on your budget and so on. I have a hundred pound Trenton and love it!

                                                                                                            Littleblacksmith

thank you littleblacksmith!!  at first I wasn't sure if I wanted to pay that much but after looking around and not finding many this large and figuring the price per pound it seemed like I shouldn't pass it up.. JT

34 minutes ago, Fatfudd said:

If I read the serial number correctly the anvil was made about 1926 according to Postman. He also said that around 1927 the entire top half of the anvil was made from tool steel.

However looking at that anvil and one that I used to have which was also made with the top half being tool steel and with that heavy weld around the mid-section I'd guess that it was also made with a tool steel top. It looks to be in excellent condition and if I had a chance at it, it would be in my shop!! That is a very good price for an excellent anvil. 

thank you Fatfudd !! the guy told me it was a 1910 but after reading a little about Trenton's I didn't think it wasn't that old... thank you so much for enlightening more about this anvil !!

9 minutes ago, EJRailRoadTrack said:

I have a 150 pound trenton, loved every hammer blow on it. I would jump on that deal in a heartbeat.  But that's me....

thank you EJRailRoadTrack !! sounds like these are nice anvils !! I can afford it at this time, so with all the good comments so far I will indeed jump on it !! JT

Hello, I'm new on here. and have the opportunity to acquire a 340 lb. Trenton anvil at a few cents over $3.00 a lb.it looks to be in good condition does this seem to be a fair price ?? also any idea what year it was made ?? here are a few photos.. thanks for any advice.. JT   

16 minutes ago, JHCC said:

Hi, JT, and Welcome! 

Is $375 too much? Depends greatly on your budget and where you are. In some parts of the world, it could go for less; in others, a LOT more. I'm not a Fisher enthusiast, so someone else can address this in greater detail, but if you put your location in your profile info, you'll be surprised how many IFI folk there may be near you -- and we'll be able to give you a better idea if that's a good price for your area.

thank you JHCC !! I up dated my profile some.. I live in Michigan..  from what is see anvils seem to sell very quickly around here ... JT  

On ‎2‎/‎18‎/‎2016 at 8:57 PM, njanvilman said:

This is an example of what the original FISHER anvils looked like.  This is about 120 lb, made in Newport, Maine, between 1848 and 1852.  They were very clean looking, and obviously had great care taken when the mold was made.  Note the absence of markings where the top and bottom parts of the pattern came together.

Hi, I'm new here and I am thinking about buying this anvil I think its a Fisher.. it looks like the one you have in you photo.. it weighs about 115lbs .. can you tell me anything about it ?? is it a early Fisher like yours ?? is $375.00 to much ?? thanks, JT