Ironalchemist

Bottom of the bricks that were in contact with the fire. 

Only rated for 2000... that's probably the problem. What fire brick do you use?

I used fire brick in my coal forge and after one use, the bottom of the bricks were "melting". I wasn't using flux, so I'm curious, did it get too hot or does fire brick not stand up to direct contact with coal?

Yeah, it would be neat to know the age, but I'm just happy to know the maker.

Haha I bought it in the states. And I can't find any discernable numbers or lettering. There are spots that I think there was something but I just can't tell.

That's what I was hoping. I'm assuming American but I can't say for sure where it came from (changed many hands).

Thanks!

Hello Everyone!

So like most novices on this site, I'm looking for help identifying an old anvil I picked up for my first forge setup. The sides have been marked up badly so I can't make out any writing and I am hoping someone can identify by shape alone. Let me know if you need any more photos. I should note it is approximately 200 lb.

Thanks!

Matt