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Nope, my anvilitis has been somewhat cured now.
I'm swearing off buying any more anvils under 200#...... unless it is an absolute steal. ;)

Ha! You think that you're cured now?
The disease is just beginning to take hold....wait till you're fix is a 400+ pounder...

That works out to $3.93/ lb,

$ 2.74 a pound...

Might have a lead on one. Thanks

Haven't heard of it under the anvil, but my house was built in the '50's and the bedroom doors still have coins on the door header trim. I was told to keep out spirits and protect one.

I used to frame houses, and often the new owner would show up to take a look. If he would bring us a case of cold beer, we'd put a current penny into the header above the front door. Burp!

Barely servicable as a boat anchor...I would pass.

Nice vise!

I know where another 600 pound fisher is.....its marked "60".....big ole thang!! It sits atop a small 4'x4' concrete slab, overlooking Mud Island in Memphis, TN.....I thought I had told you about that one once upon time a few years back.....maybe not though.

Jeez, you're cruel...just when he thinks his quest is over, you send him on another flyer!

So Stewart, does your anvil have the "Hay Budden" stamp on the side?
Does it have handling holes?
Do you think that it's a HB?

Any signs of having a serial number on the front foot? What side it's on can help indicate make---even if you can't read it!

Also the hourglass base concavity is quite indicative! Is it a thin walled or a thick walled one? I have an old HB (well marked) with face and a thin almost worn off hourglass concavity indicating it was an early model.

No Indications of a serial number, but it sat in a factory base (I think) in the snow through about 50 winters, so there is about 1/8" corroded off of the feet where the number would be.
The hourglass is about 1 1/4" concave, with the hourglass begining about 1 1/4" in from the outside edge of the foot. There are some voids in the foot. I'll try to get a picture when I get home tonight.

Are there handling holes in waist and/or base? Sometimes on HB's, there is a fairly large, single number stamped under the horn on the waist next to the handling hole.

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No,there are no handling holes. It does have the concave hourglass shape under the base. In profile, it's a dead ringer for anvilcustoms 700 pounder.

The weight should be stamped on the side in pounds

No markings of any kind.

Some more...

And here's the pictures of the face plate...

This is a continuation of my thread "I need some Hay Budden dimensions" from a month ago. So I have an anvil that looks a lot like a Hay Budden. After pulling some dimensions and comparing them to the 1914/15 HB catalogue that Southshoresmith posted, it's difficult to pinpoint a weight for the anvil. It has the face dimensions of a 400 pounder, the horn length of a 450 pounder, and a hardy hole size of a 500 pounder. But here's the kicker-it's got a face plate. The faceplate looks to be part of the original construction, not added later as part of a repair.
I postulated on the other thread that the anvil might have been made by the Southern Pacific Railroad, and that was before I had seen it. I wouldn't be surprised if they did make this anvil, using another as a pattern.
Enclosed are some pictures.

a. My Baby
b. with a 200 pound HB on top of it
c. with a 400 pound fisher on a stand 12" behind it.

Looks to me like it broke in half, and the top part was bolted to a piece of wood.

This is the anvil that stewartthesmith posted about in First Come, First served. I've decided to pass..supposed to be 300 pounds for $1,000. Also has a 300 pound fisher. Hemet, California yardsale this saturday.

Things in pretty good shape, no?

Can anybody help me i.d. this anvil? It has a unique detail on the feet...

What you have accomplished amassing your collection is truely incredible! On a teachers salary, no less. The coolest thing, to me, is that when my wife says something about my growing stack of anvils out back, I'll just show her the above pictures...

Well, it's home. I'll post some pictures later when I get the piggy out of the truck. Drove through a unseasonable white-out California snowstorm bringing it back. I beat some of the paint off of the side of the anvil to reveal the weight, but there are no markings in that area whatsoever. Doesn't appear to be a serial number on the foot, either.
It certainly appears to be a Hay Budden. When I first learned off the anvil, its size, and the fact that it was located in the north Lake Tahoe area, I suspected the anvil was once the property of the Southern Pacific Railroad, which ran through nearby Truckee. It would be difficult getting this large of a chunk of metal up to the 8,000 ft. elevation in a wagon- possible, but difficult. When I was beating the pretty white latex paint off yesterday, I found green paint underneath. The SP railroad used the same color on all of their "maintenance of way" equipment, which further reinforced my suspicions of its origins.
But I am really puzzled by the lack of markings on the anvil, and I wonder if the anvil was made by the railroad itself, using another Hay Budden as a pattern. The machine shops used to maintain the steam locomotives were massive and capable, with the ability to build large, forged parts from scratch...an anvil wouldn't be too large of an order.
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Thanks, Southshoresmith, that is really helpful. This anvil falls between the numbers of the catalogue, but is either a 350 or 400 pounder.

Well, nevermind...I bought it. It's actually 5 1/2" wide and 15" tall... It's a 500 mile drive each way, but I need a break from my remodel this weekend. Comes with a factory base. I'm guessing about 425 pounds without the base. He was going to repaint it for me...father had it for 50+ years. Given its' location, it might be ex-Southern Pacific Railroad. Pictures next week.

I have a lead on a Hay Budden, and from the pictures it looks big...Can somebody compare these dimensions to your large HB so I can get an idea of its' size? It is a long drive for me (500 miles) but I don't have anything planned for the Memorial Day Weekend. It's 38" long and 5" wide...he gave me a number for the height, but he measured the base too, so it's not a valid number.
For comparison, my 200# HB is 29.5" lomg and 4.5 inches wide.
Thanks!

200 pounder, $325 (firm). Looks good.

Keep the stand! Definitely adds to the package!