Samhein007

Thanks for the info and history. Her grandfather worked in the SW Virginia coal mines and also worked their fairly large farm. The family is happy to hear any history and I think they're now chomping at the bit to come over and hammer some metal. I think that I may have stumbled across the right webpage here. Take care and thanks again.

Thanks so much. I'll get a pic up this week of the other anvil side. I believe I'm supposed to be looking for a 5 pointed star with Made in Sweden if not mistaken. I didn't see anything that caught my eye this weekend, but I'll try the wire wheel and baby powder trick. We're in the middle of our workshop construction with a few minor setbacks for now. Should be up and running in another month. We've been piecing together our equipment for many months now and just need a finished roof. My son, wife and I took a great knifemaking class and really enjoyed it. Hoping to branch out as we learn into more aspects of blacksmithing. I stumbled across this group while searching for info on the anvil.

He'll folks, my wife's uncle passed down her grandfather's anvil to us. I've been over it pretty well and the only markings seen so far are the 207 Lbs on the side. I saw another post with a Sisco Superior #207 title by Dionne that looks really really close. This anvil was used well back in the 1940-60s by her grandfather on the family farm in SW Virginia. It's been hidden in a barn for several years until this weekend and one small hernia later. Any help about its history, manufacturer, etc. would be greatly appreciated. We hope to put it to work again soon and happy to keep it in the family.