February 16, 201115 yr Hi I am new to this. I collect and display old things and I just bought 2 hay budden anvils.I would like the years they were made. I am not sure if I have the serial numbers wright but I think I do. One is 84# ser # 117698 the second is 74# ser # A11225. I also bought a large anvil it has some letters and numbers on left side ARI then HOLL or HOLE or JoLL or JoLE and 1.3.29 it is maybe 200# I can not tell for sure it is welded to an I beam. If any one can help It will be greatly appreciated. I use things from the past to teach children how it used to be. If you want to see what I do Go to elginlights.com and sparkleberryfair.com These shows are what I do. I do it for kids all volunteer.
February 16, 201115 yr Your first HB was made in 1906 and the second, with the A serial # was made in 1918, according to Anvils In America. :)
February 16, 201115 yr Third may be a mousehole. "Armitage mouse hole" However the third weight number cannot be over 27 as 28 is the quater weight. Second number cannot be over 3. The wording of the logo can give a time period but not an exact date. Ken.
February 16, 201115 yr Author Hi I am new to this. I collect and display old things and I just bought 2 hay budden anvils.I would like the years they were made. I am not sure if I have the serial numbers wright but I think I do. One is 84# ser # 117698 the second is 74# ser # A11225. I also bought a large anvil it has some letters and numbers on left side ARI then HOLL or HOLE or JoLL or JoLE and 1.3.29 it is maybe 200# I can not tell for sure it is welded to an I beam. If any one can help It will be greatly appreciated. I use things from the past to teach children how it used to be. If you want to see what I do Go to elginlights.com and sparkleberryfair.com These shows are what I do. I do it for kids all volunteer. I just looked at the third anvil and it does look like Hole with the numbers 1.3.20 What does the 20 mean. Thanks for all your help.
February 16, 201115 yr 1 = 112# 3 = 84# 20 = 20# total = 216# The first # is 8stone, if the 1st # was a 2 then 2x112=224 The second # is 1/4 of 112--- 3x28=84 the 3rd # is pounds and will never be larger than 27
February 17, 201115 yr Just remember that these were hand stamped. Every number stamp set I ever bought has nine stamps: 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8. You turn the 6 over to get a 9. I have seen anvils with upside down letters, and even whole logos upside down. So it is not beyond belief that someone turned a six upside down and made it a nine, and it got by the inspector. If so, to me that would make it special, if not especially collectible. Or, it could just be a zero with a scratch in it.
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