Jesse_224

Thanks to the ILL program, I received a copy of Anvils in America today. My anvil was produced in 1901. Thanks for the help. I’m pretty stoked about the anvil and the book also!

Thank you Thomas and George. I’m a little ashamed to admit that I have never heard of the ILL. It sounds like an awesome tool. I’ll look in to it today.

Unfortunately neither one of my local libraries have a copy of AIA.

Under further inspection unless there are some markings that have disappeared, one side has the diamond with Trenton inside and U.S.A. below it and the only other markings are on the foot T 91 and A22230. I haven’t been able to look at the underside of the anvil. I appreciate everyone’s help.

I don’t have any ball bearings, so I have not done a ring and rebound test yet. I did however know not to grind, mill, or weld on the hardened face. I’m hoping someone has an Anvils in America book handy and can date it for me. If not, I’ll be hitting up the local libraries. The stand it is on came with the anvil. It adds quite a bit of weight and is very secure to the anvil. Anyone see any issues with leaving it on this stand? It is quite tall, I may need to cut some of the height out of it.

That’s what I was thinking, I didn’t notice the Trenton diamond until I read your comment and took a second look. Is there a way to look up the manufacture date?

I have been looking for an anvil for quite some time. Tonight I found one on Facebook marketplace that was in my small town and seemed to be priced right. $200 later and now it’s mine. Can anyone help me ID it? It is stamped with “U.S.A.” On one side. On the base under the horn it is stamped “T 91” and “A22230”. I can’t find any other markings.