July 13, 201114 yr Hi all, I bought my first anvil yesterday. It's a bit battered, with quite a big chip taken out of one of the edges, but it has plenty of sharp(ish) edges and flat surfaces. Seems to rebound ok when I hit it and it rings really nicely. It cost me £75 which is a lot cheaper than some of the similar size anvils I've seen go on ebay recently. I can't see any makers mark or weight stamp on there though. I'm guessing it's about 70-80kg. I can just about lift it off the ground but can feel things breaking inside me when I try Any one got any idea who the maker might be, or even what sort of age it is? I believe it's post-1835 because of the pritchel hole? Thanks, Al
July 14, 201114 yr Sweet looking anvil! I think that I'd start with a good stiff wire brush and get some of that rust off and then you just may find the makers mark. You have something I have always kind of wanted. a double horned anvil. Have a good time with it. :P
July 14, 201114 yr Author Thanks guys I've attacked it with a wire brush after I took the pics but no makers mark so far... will give it another go with a bit more elbow-grease this evening. Can't wait to get working on it but need to build my forge first!
July 21, 201114 yr great anil mate i lke the ones with two horns,mine is a london pattern of one & a half hundreadweight. when i am not using it for a while i rub it over with boiled linseed oil,It keeps the rust off & dries out.keeps it looking good.
July 21, 201114 yr Author You never know, it might shatter the first time I give it a proper whack! But yeah, I'm pretty pleased with it :)
July 22, 201114 yr You never know, it might shatter the first time I give it a proper whack! But yeah, I'm pretty pleased with it Son if ya can shatter that one with a good whack Please stay on your side of the pond. Enjoy my friend(as I am sure ya will) Get it HOT and hit it HARD. Ken.
July 22, 201114 yr Great looking anvil. That one kind of kills the long winded debate about anvil orientation in regards to the smith. (horn left, horn right) I like it! Mark <><
July 22, 201114 yr You have got your self a beautiful anvil there! I have always wanted a ? Portsmouth pattern ¿ ( i believe that is what they are called ) ! Great price too!!! alec
July 22, 201114 yr Now Mark there are those shop drawings that show the anvil oriented with the horn towards the smith too....hard to keep a pointless argument down and later we'll have dead horse pate...
July 22, 201114 yr Now Mark there are those shop drawings that show the anvil oriented with the horn towards the smith too....hard to keep a pointless argument down and later we'll have dead horse pate... But, but, but, I thought that might rear its ugly head but........ Steak anyone?
August 1, 201114 yr Yeah she is a looker.. A very nice shape... (not condition, the actual shape... Condition seems a bit rough but hard to tell until you get her clean) I have not seen one like that with the hardie set to one side.... I really like anvils with a long bick and the slope away beard underneath.. You did good!
August 2, 201114 yr Actually most of the old english anvils had feet like that and with over 200 different makers over there... Just mousehole was one of the bigger exporters to the US and se they look "mousehole" to us.
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