Aaron.Craig

51 minutes ago, njanvilman said:

The 3 and the other #(3 or 8) were used for quality control in Fisher anvils ...

Thank you very much for the information!

On 12/10/2018 at 6:24 PM, ThomasPowers said:

Rather than just muting the Trenton?  How very odd! There are a fairly large number of threads here on how to quiet a loud anvil so that even a Soderfors becomes quite tolerable in the shop.

Yes, I will certainly be taking measures to quite down the Trenton, and I’m sure it will see a lot of work. My son is seven and has already claimed the Fisher, so I may not have a choice. Lol 

Just getting started and picked up a nice 99# Fisher anvil that appears to have been made in 1881 at a farm auction for $230 this weekend. 

I also picked up a slightly larger Trenton anvil, which rings like a church bell. I have sensitive ears and neighbors nearby, so the muted nature of the Fisher likely means it sees more work around my shop. 

Hello everyone! I’ve been a lurker for a while, but this is my first time posting. I have too many hobbies (building acoustic guitars, fine woodworking, photography, and a few others), but I’ve been wanting to do some smithing for years. I’ve been looking for a decent anvil for a couple years now, but any good deals seemed to get snatched up quickly here in the Kansas City area. But I had some luck at a farm auction this past weekend. Went there hoping to buy one anvil, and drove away with two.  

The one on the top is a 99# Fisher made in 1881. The one on the bottom is a 133# Trenton. The Trenton logo is largely missing, but the “N” and part of the diamond are clearly visible. 

The Serial Number appears to be “A116815.”

from compairing other serial numbers from prior posts, I’m guessing the date is somewhere between 1899 and 1910, but if anyone could nail the date down further, I’d be grateful. Thanks!