OK, milling the top is out. I was pretty sure it was a bad idea. Thanks. I'm asking for identification help just for my knowledge. No, I'm not a dealer...just a guy that became interested in blacksmithing and in the course of looking for an anvil ended up with three...and looking for more. I welded for a living for 17 years before engineering and management roles so I think blacksmithing is a natural progression for me...lol. I can appraise them myself if I should want to sell them by doing comps on the area I'm in. Prices are pretty high, in my opinion, right now for all anvils. I read somewhere that there is a TV show about blacksmithing so I'm sure that has a lot to do with it. I know Barrett-Jackson has everyone thinking that rusted pile of project car in the back yard is made of gold...lol.
Maybe I didn't write my question correctly...it doesn't look like a William Foster to me at all and it says Williams & Co on it. When I search, the search results always take me to William Foster. On the AIA page, I didn't see Williams & Co on the list. I'm just looking for some info if anyone knows anything about this anvil.
Thanks