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Thanks for your message and interest Stevomiller. Yes indeed, the hardy hole in the round horn and dual pritchel holes seem to be unusual features peculiar to this particular anvil. No doubt, I will certainly be holding on to this anvil. It is a pleasure to work on and will be with me for life!

Kevin Olson - Thanks Kevin. I just checked and the first hardy hole is 1,1/2 inch. The second hardy hole is 1, 1/4 inch. ThomasPowers - Thank you for your response Thomas. It does seem difficult to pin down historical details on this particular anvil, well at least for me! I had searched for some time for information on this particular anvil form, going on the assumption (rightly or wrongly) that it might be a Peter Wright. But I became completely stumped. Naturally, this only served to further stoke my curiousity of course! It is certainly intriguing me.

ausfire, thanks for that. I will try the chalk/powder as you suggested to see if anymore lettering might be discerned.

Hello everyone. I have just discovered your website and this is my first post. I have an anvil that I hope someone can help me confirm it's identity and possibly obtain information on it's age. I have uploaded various photos for reference. The anvil appears to be a Peter Wright. The markings are very faint and dinged but I can just make out the letters 'IGHT' on the side. Other markings include the relatively clear weight marks (2, 2, 17) and also very, very faint traces of the letters 'Solid Wrought' I believe, set around the central '2' marking. It is a lovely anvil to use and I suppose it is unusual in that it is a double bick form. It has two hardy hgoles and two pritchel holes. In my amateurish research online I have not seen any anvil like it. I would be very grateful if anyone might kindly help with any information on this particular anvil . I would be particularly interested in when it might have been manufactured. Thank you.