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What are those numbers for turned 90 degrees and to right of the logo, 28X?

Posted. I am convinced the 202 is the weight, am I right? I bought the two anvils and also this vice (I know it is suppose to be rotated and go to floor and is to clamp your work while hammering on it but what is it and what is it worth?) as well as a bucket of blacksmith tools and the largest copper soldering iron I have ever seen

I am not sure why this website keeps rotating the bottom of the pic to the right?

Can anyone make this weight out? Bottom is on right.

Yes, bit I am in a area with very slow Internet coverage and photos are now bogged down. There may be something incised in that area. It is hard to tell what is just surface paint vs possible paint recessed in letters. I thought I saw sonething written there but could be my imagination. Will post the requested area pic when Internet allows

On the side on the foot on right

One with paint remnants has s/n 43412

Thanks D.C. for your quick reply. Yes the Trenton logo is raised. Good point. I will try to get there early and see if I can test it with a short sledge hammer for rebound. I assume it is supposed to be about 80% plus to be good? Will a sledge hammer suffice for testing? The one with the peeling paint is fairly unlikely to have been in a fire as the paint is clearly very, very old and not charred. Also fairly certain there are no cracks or repairs. No evidence of being welded on either. Wouldn't that like leave some evidence?

I am bidding on two anvils tomorrow morning at a San Francisco auction and want to know what they are worth so hopefully someone can respond ASAP please. I want to keep one and sell one. One is marked Trenton inside continuous diamond and is 30-1/2" long and 11-3/8" tall. I did not know where to look for weight markings so it could be marked in edge of foot, it weighs over 100 pounds I am sure. It has a semi circular projection on the right side of the top. The Trenton one has one square hole and two round holes through top. The other one is 29" long and 12" tall and could be as much as 25% wider than the Trenton so I am sure it weighs more than the longer Trenton one. It is embossed on the big side with numbers 202. May have other markings obscured by the peeling paint. Anyone know who might have made this one?