Maui

I unloaded my 350 lb Hay Budden by myself by hand. The way I did it was to lay a car tire with 30 psi in it on the floor behind the trailer with a large section of plywood lay on top of it. Sliding an anvil this size is easy, and I simply tilted it off the end of the trailer onto the plywood. Working it down onto the flat surface was a piece of cake. Then I slid it onto the bottom section of a welding cart and wheeled it out of the way for now. Simple, safe, and easy. Maui

Otisdog, I am located in upstate NY. The railroad was the Lehigh Valley railroad. You can read about it here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lehigh_Valley_Railroad Frank, yes there is a number 4 stamped there. Your observation together with Black Frog's and John's replies has me convinced that it is very likely a Hay Budden. Where did Hay Budden normally stamp their name on the anvil? Was it stamped on the side or the bottom? Or would they have produced some anvils for certain customers that were not stamped with their logo at all? Maui

Thanks everyone!

That was quick! How can you tell? By the way, here's a shot of one of the forging tools that came with it. There are several others too.

As promised, here are some of the requested photos. The only marking that I was able to find was the number 4 stamped into the anvil below the horn, as you can see in one of the photos. No other markings were found.

I'll take photos of the base and underside this weekend and post them here. Thanks for the replies so far.

Here's a little better view of the anvil.

Hi, This is my first post in these forums and I hope that I don't unknowingly break any rules. I'll be signing up for some blacksmithing lessons soon, and decided that I need to buy an anvil. I recently picked up the anvil in the photos. I know that these photos aren't the best, but they are the only ones I have at the moment. The anvil measures 35" in length, stands 13" tall, and has a face width of 5 3/4". There are no markings anywhere on the surface that I can find, and I've looked at both sides carefully. I simply can't see any markings on it at all. I used a hammer to check the rebound before I purchased it, and was amazed. The hammer xxxx near wanted to jump right out of my hand. It rings like a bell. It came out of a railroad repair shop that had closed back in 1976. My guess is that it weighs well over 300 lbs. I got a boatload of tongs and tooling with it too. Can anyone here possibly help determine who might have manufactured this anvil? I'll take better photos and post them when I can. Thanks. Maui