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Hey folks just wanted to show y'all my local auction find. I paid 105 dollars for it. I kinda took a gamble on it because I didnt know if it was what I thought it was because it had like a inch of paint on it. I wire wheeled the paint off and sure enough I got me a nice little peter wright.
Weight marks show it to be a 72 pounder. I think it will make a great little travel anvil. Its in pretty good shape too. Does anyone know how to date these anvils somewhat, just curious as to how old this thing might be.

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I'm certainly no expert on this but I think that anvil would have been made between 1885-1910. It has similar markings as mine does and that is the age I found mine to be. Solid wrought in a circle puts it after 1885, and not having ENGLAND stamped into it puts it before 1910.
Hope that helps.
Nice find by the way.

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