outsider Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 (edited) hey ya'll i got this anvil today and wire brushed it up to see who the maker was but not much luck, this baby is in rough shape and weighs in at 87# w/out the heel thats broken off but it's got a great ring to it and the face is in great shape....ok well the face thats not broken off that is. on one side on the anvil there is a "0" on the horn side and an "8" on the heel side, on the other side are some letters but i cannot figure them out. So any ideas, i ran a google search but no luck so far so i figure i'll drop it in ya'll laps and see what ya'll come up with on this, so thx for your help in advance. Edited November 7, 2009 by outsider poor spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njanvilman Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 Looks like an English anvil, made by water-powered drop hammer. Probably from 1850-1900. Its had a hard life. Parts of it are still usable though. Good beater anvil, but certainly not pretty. No idea on the remnants of the name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outsider Posted November 7, 2009 Author Share Posted November 7, 2009 thx NJ for the help, yeah it's had a rough life indeed but thats ok, i have a nice anvil but i'll work this one out to something useful, the face has like 1/32 say in it if that and the ring is sweet music to mine ears. I have plans for this baby and with a lil help from some friends it should turn out to be something useful, i'll post pix when i git 'er done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragons lair Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 Mark, Looks like a lotta help needed. You know where we is. If all else fails its winter ballast for the van. Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imagedude Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 Looks like the anvil on the left in the picture below. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbl4823 Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 It is an old english anvil marked GREEN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outsider Posted November 8, 2009 Author Share Posted November 8, 2009 Looks like the anvil on the left in the picture below. yes i agree that sure does seem to be the same anvil, even the same rust color.... Oh and in MUCH better shape as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outsider Posted November 8, 2009 Author Share Posted November 8, 2009 It is an old english anvil marked GREEN went back out to the shop and now what lettering is still legible sure does say Green, thx for the help on this folks! Any more info on this "Green" anvil like dates ect, i'll research it as well but it's easy to ask here since most research on the net usually takes me here anyway....lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragons lair Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Left? Looks more like the right one is the right one.(GRIN) Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy k Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 I must be left handed then LOL. - Green - possible Greenwick, England - early 1850's, that's according to the big book. - JK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imagedude Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Left? Looks more like the right one is the right one.(GRIN) Ken My monitor is upside down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragons lair Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Glad to hear its yours not mine thats upside down. (GRIN) Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Looks like it had a thick face and lots of it left. I have an old anvil with a paternity issue---side says Pow... As my name is Powers I had to get it. Over 100# and missing heel but *great* *face*. Cost me $40 and it's the anvil I bring to classes where I know that the students will be needing to sledge a lot---they can't break off the heel! I tell students starting out to look for damaged anvils as they are often quite usable and dirt cheap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbl4823 Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Thomas, Please post a picture of the sides of your anvil so I can take a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 cbl4823 pleas send me a camera! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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