Bob Rankin

I passed on this auction, it went for $2,000 CDN.  Thanks for the input.   Although it was modified to fit a power hammer, it still would have been a big heavy beast to work on.

Here are 2 more pictures.   

Good day.  I ran across an anvil for sale but this Peter Wright Anvil looks like it has the back chopped off and a rectangular hold cut in the side of the face.   Is this an original looking anvil, just a different type than I'm used to seeing or did someone just cut it up for their use?

It's a large one, the numbers say 3.3.4

Thanks for the info guys, I was convinced it was a Hay Budden.  
I have a few anvils I have to decide which to keep for my only one.   I’m a woodworker but I’ve always wanted one, I want to learn a little metal working to incorporate into my work. 
I have a 250 lb Henry wright

this 200lb trenton

a smaller but nice 175lb Peter Wright and a really nice condition 228lb Peter Wright that looks like it was hardly touched or repaired.   Surprisingly my hall bearing shows the last one I like the most has the lowest rebound. 
 

What do later anvils have, are they flat or a different indentation shape ?

What is a caplet?

Oh the underside.  Sure. 

8 minutes ago, ThomasPowers said:

Can we get a picture of the base?

Sure which angle?

Thanks for the information.   Here is a closer picture.  If you want to see any others let me know. 
 

Ok Trenton, the extra digit through me off, that steel plate is very obvious.   What's more preferred, Hay Budden or Trentons ?

I picked up an anvil that I thought was a Hay Budden but the serial # doesn’t fall in the date range I’m seeing on the Internet. (A1 - 57,000)

mine says A106883

on the front there’s a diamond shaped logo.   Left side of the base says 200.