Greetings folks! This is a 2 part post/question. I've been scouring through IFI for a couple of days now trying to figure out what make/model of anvil I recently scored. The old guy said he got it from his grandfather who got it from his grandfather, so on and so forth. I've wired brushed it for the time being as I don't want to grind anything off and never knowing what the make/manufacturer is.
I also acquired a chunk of steel in the deal and again other than the markings which are visible on the top of the mystery block of steel, again I have absolutely no idea what it is, what it was used for, etc, other than it has some decent weight to it.
I've taken the liberty of attaching a series of pictures in the hopes those of you in the know nd much more experienced at picking out details otherwise overlooked could solve this mystery for me.
For what it's worth I live on the Eastern most part of Canada on the island and province of Newfoundland. The reason I mention this is simply because long ago most inhabitants of Newfoundland made their way here from England, Scotland and Ireland. I suspect this is an English anvil of sorts but that's like saying I suspect my car is motorized of sorts. <sigh>
Thank you all in advance.