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Thanks, the more i read about it and the more i research the less i can actually find. only that it might be a rare anvil

I've picked this anvil up from an antique store in the middle of nowhere in france, after cleaning up the sides ive noticed a lot of mis marked john brooks stamps and was wondering if this is an original, what year, if it is a rare anvil, i think i've figured out the numbers on the side which are 2 1 18, but i am not sure. it also has the letter A chiseled A on it. This has probably been asked a lot, but i cannot find a lot of info about forged old school john brooks like this one, as it does not seem cast. any info about the year, the price, the reason why the stamps are as they are would be amazing. thanks all