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I was able to get some history on the anvil from the family The history of the anvil (that I know and can verify) is that it belonged to my step-grandfather's, grandfather (William Thomas Castles [1869-1969]), then his uncle (William Thomas Castles Jr. [1909-1981]) who never had any children, my step-grandfather (William Evans Byrd [1930-2010]), who brought it down to Lexington from the community of Cornwell in Chester county, South Carolina. The anvil probably didn't see much use after late 40s early 50s. While the Castles family did own a large planation home with about 320+ acres in Cornwell, W.T. Jr. (or Red as he was called) was a career army officer, and later an attorney, judge, author, and outdoorsman, but didn't to much to keep up with the older agrarian lifestyle of the family. While his father was still active I can imagine more than a few horseshoes were struck on that anvil, but it has largely sat in storage for the past 70-80+ years. pretty cool, I think.

So I see a lot of anvil faces on YouTube that look very smooth - like glass. Is this something I should consider with my face. It has a flat pebbled texture (from the rust I assume) I have no way to get a even smooth surface, so I would use it as-is for now.

Here is the underside, and the side with the Trenton logo has an incomplete WTC attempt.

Just aquired my first anvil - Trenton 150 serial 129303 which I think means - made in 1914. It also has WTC 1914 on the side (not sure what that means) Picked up at estate sale. Was rusty, but lightly used sitting in barn. It has what looks like an "H" stamped on the shelf near the horn. Anyone know why that might be? I used wire brush to clean up, and she looks ready to go to work. A nice upgrade to the piece of fork off a forklift I have been using.