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Hi Thomas, Yes good thought regarding the Hardy hole and Prtichel. The holes do have a bit of a natural taper out at the bottom but I may open them a little as you say. That being said I’ve just finished putting a lick of paint on the body! So maybe once I’ve wrecked that a little I’ll take the drill/die grinder to it. Thanks, Seb

Good thoughts with the drift and inserts. I’ll clean what I can out and see how it looks. Judging by the rest of the outside if someone has Forced bar down, Mother Nature will have made sure they’re fast in there. Thanks again for the info Frosty. Need to find myself a decent hard bearing to do the test. The tone is fairly consistent across the face. But it does change to a higher pitch at the horns as mentioned. I’ve cleaned it some more today and any features are long since lost unfortunately. But no problem, it still rings and will allow me to work. Yes, I think it is Yorkshire pattern after a bit of googling, nice spot. Thanks everyone for the replies Seb

Thanks very much. I am pleased with it and look forward to putting it back to work. Good thought on the holes. I’ve had a look and they both seem pretty solid to be honest. Tried to get through the larger one and it’s definitely solid metal. Picture shows where the drill tip contacted. Strange :/ Ha shame about the workshop floor but it’s an easier fix than the alternative :-) Seb

Haha, lucky for me then! Yes true, would take someone with a decent lack of sympathy to load it on one of the corners. Ah ok, that's good to know with handling holes, hadn't read that anywhere else. I guess a parting line of some description is a good indication of a cast component, as well as some change in tone when the anvil is struck? Sorry to keep asking questions, the two Pritchel holes on the top face, they don't go all the way through that I can see. Either that or they are completely full of rust and debris. The go about 2 inches in from the top and the same can be seen on the underside where they would 'exit' if they were through holes. Is this usual? Seems a bit odd. Thanks. Seb

Thanks Frosty, updated the location on my profile. Thanks for taking a look and good to know about grinding work. The face is pretty dinked up but I guess it’ll have to live that way, same with the chipped edges. I was surprised the feet have lasted this long without cracking, they do seem slender for a relatively large anvil. Seb

Hi all, I’m new to the forum and was wondering if anyone could help me ID an Anvil I picked up recently. It’s a fairly large “double horn” piece. Probably about 300lb at a guess. It looks to be forged iron to me based on handling holes. Length is just over 38” from tip to tip and height is 13”. Unfortunately it’s been smothered in paint and stored outside as a plant pot stand for the last few owners, so it’s pretty pitted. I’m yet to see any sign of a makers mark anywhere on it. Apparently it came from an old mill in Chesterfield, UK. I have gently cleaned the sides and face off with wire wheels and polishing disc (appreciate this can be a point of debate when it comes to the work surfaces!) and plan to use it for some bracket work moving forwards. It’s a bit of a beater. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks and apologies for this being the first post to the forum I make. Seb