ChrisPTF

I was able to get this 75lb Trenton Anvil off craigslist yesterday.

I kept checking the listings and noticed it had been up for only 20 minutes and called the guy and went and picked it up.

I included a photo of the Trademark and Serial # 33348 for Blackfrog if he is interested for his database (Year 1902)

This one had Heavy Forge Marks under the Heal, just like my other Trenton.

Fatfudd you are right a lot of Trentons do have the heavy Forge or Fullering marks under the heal like Arm & Hammer.

That's a great-looking stand. You did a good job on it. 

Congratulations, and good luck. I will be watching!

That looks real good, I made my first knife with a rail road spike a few weeks ago, and it was definitely a learning experience.

On ‎1‎/‎12‎/‎2017 at 10:50 PM, Marc1 said:

A thick "O" ring would do the job with less effort ... or a plumbers seal that fits.

 

A thick "O" ring is also a quick, easy solution!

Very Impressive set up

You did a great job on the stand, looks real nice and sturdy!

That would be pretty cool to forge my own Anvil Staples, and like you said all I need to do is prevent it from walking. This website is a wealth of information thank you!

Thanks for the advice on tracing the base curve I've always seen the finished result but never really knew how they achieved it. I also have some bigger fence Staples that I think I'll use instead of the nails

1 minute ago, JHCC said:

Bedding it down on a layer of silicone caulk will secure it solidly and help quiet the ring. 

That is a good idea, thanks for the advice, I will have to do that!

I have 3/8" thick heavy duty nails that I am going to drive into the wood base and then bend them over the feet.

I found this 132lb Peter Wright on Craigslist 30 minutes from my house.

I brought it home; wire wheeled it and put some oil on it and am very happy with it. It has great Rebound 85-90%

Now my 145lb Trenton has a brother!

The anvil is a Imported Trenton:

(AIA) PG 357 Says the imported Trenton Anvils do not have a serial number,

they are always flat under the base,

and they may have solid wrought below the trademark.

It also says the weight is always on the side below the trademark.

22 minutes ago, Eplavoi said:

Thanks for the info! That would make great grandpa 25 when it was manufactured, so he probably bought it new. The top two pics are the anvil. This pic at the bottom we stole from the internet, it looks like ours. 

Haven't found another number by the handling hole yet, but maybe after it gets cleaned up a bit more. What does this number tell?

 Thanks!

The number stamped on the front of the waist under the horn was probably an inspector's code mark. If that last photo is what resembles the bottom of your anvil then that is what a Hay Budden anvil looks like at the bottom of their base. That is a beautiful anvil and on top of it, it was your great granddads anvil.

Hay Budden made anvils for J.E. Pilcher, Blackjack, St. Louis. Simmons Hardware Co, St Louis (AIA Pg 289). If it is a Hay Budden serial # 30264 (AIA) would date it 1897. Photos from various angles would help, including the bottom. Hay Budden never used the English weight system, they always used the weight in pounds so the anvil would probably be 209lbs. I am not sure about the pyramid hole in the center on the bottom until I see a picture of it. Hay Budden anvils before 1909 usually have a number stamped on the front of the waist under the horn to the left or the right of the handling hole. The numbers usually range from 0 to 9.

That is my understanding too. Thank you for your quick response.

Am I correct that Arm & Hammer never had an A in front of their serial numbers? I know that Trenton and Hay Budden did at some point have an A in front of their serial numbers. I looked in Anvils in America and was not able to come up with anything.

That is a great looking knife, and attractive handle. Good photography as well.

Hello Xavier. If the anvil reads 0 3 10 then it would weigh 94lbs like you said. It is a Peter Wright Anvil made in England sometime before 1910.

When the Peter Wright anvils have the word "England" on it they were made after 1910.

That third hole on top looks to be a second Pritchel Hole!

That is a fine looking Anvil!

Thanks for the compliments, I had a great time making it!

I took a Blacksmithing class and my 1st project was a S Hook, and then I made a knife out of a Railroad Spike!

10 hours ago, njanvilman said:

The Z is probably an inspectors mark.  The 126 was its original weight when made in lbs.

In (AIA) on pages 338 and 339 they said often the Anvil maker would put the first initial of his last name to the left of the weight on the front of the foot. There was an anvil maker at Columbus Forge and Iron by the name of Charles Zulty and that might be where the Z came from. Very interesting.

If that is a Trenton, which is what it looks like then the book says it is from 1901. It's a nice looking anvil!

Thank you very much GLENN & MARC1 I will give that a try!

I purchased the book a few weeks ago and searched the inside flap, the back of the book etc. I also googled his name for contact information and have not been able to come up with anything. Thank you for responding!