Dave985

I notice you're in Louisiana too! Is your anvil the same size as the one I have (approx 80lbs)? I definitely can't find any trace of the eagle logo on the one I have. I do recall reading that for some period of time Fisher produced anvils both with and without the logo during the same years... but I don't recall which years.

Thanks Irondragon. Tip 6: "Forum navigation: Can't view multiple pages of thread? To move forward and back from page to page in a long thread, you can reload or refresh to get the next page when you get the infinite loading message" is priceless. I couldn't figure out why I could never seem to get past page one of the threads.

@ThomasPowers Thanks so much for the info! It wasn't until this morning that I saw that THIS anvil actually had any markings on the bottom. And then I thought I remembered seeing something online yesterday about markings there... but as usual... information on the internet is fleeting, and I sure couldn't find it again today. So I guess this one was made during the period when there was no Eagle logo in the casting?

My dad gave me this anvil yesterday, as he is really getting up there and he's been trying to get rid of stuff. He is not a blacksmith, nor am I. I was born in 1953, and my dad had this (along with countless other tools) in the workshop for as long as I can remember. He thinks it was made in 1898, because that is what's marked on one end of it. But underneath it appears to be marked "MAY 13.84", along with an "E". I've been doing internet searches since yesterday, and saw information about cast "Eagle" logo's and paper logo's, but I can find no remnants of either. If it was made in 1898 I don't understand why it would have "84" on the bottom? But yet if it was made in 1884, then 1898 would be 15 years into the future! There is an "8" marked near one foot. Weighing it on a bathroom scale indicates it's 72.5 pounds. There's also a small "3" and a larger "2" located near the "1898" marking. If anyone can provide and info about this anvil I'd appreciate it. I have no plans to sell it or anything, I'm just curious as to just what it is.