Altusjg Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 So i recently go my first anvil as a Christmas gift from my Dear Mother and Stepfather. I put the word out to all my family about a year ago to keep there eyes and ears open for one. Leave it to my Mom to go out of her way and spend more than i would like her to in order to see a smile on my face. She's Great!! The anvil is a 120LB ACME. From the research i've done and the best i can tell, this anvil was made by Trenton in the early 1900's, stamped ACME and sold by Sears, Roebuck and Co. ACME appears to have been there household brand name back then much like Craftsman is today. Based on my research the anvil is 2 piece wrought iron body forge welded together at the waist with a tool steal face. It has an oval impression at the bottom of the base. The serial number is on the foot under the horn. The weight is stamped on the same foot on the left side and reads 120. The serial number is on the right side of the same foot and reads 111452 and maybe another 2 but its hard to make out. It has a 1" hardie and 5/8 pritchel. If anyone has an Anvil in America book, i would appreciate any info on this anvil that may be able to narrow down the time frame in which it was made. I tried attaching pics and was unable but i will try again later. Thanks for any input and please correct me if i have any info on the described anvil wrong. Merry Christmas!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyGeorge Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 You are correct about Trenton (Columbus Forge and Iron Co) making ACME anvils. Trenton serial # 111452 was born in 1912,according to Anvils in America. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old N Rusty Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 Did not Wiley Coyote attempt to drop ACME anvils on the Road Runner? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elemental Metal Creations Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 Did not Wiley Coyote attempt to drop ACME anvils on the Road Runner? More times than I can count, also most of his other gadgets came from ACME, must have been sponsored by Sears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altusjg Posted December 26, 2011 Author Share Posted December 26, 2011 CurlyGeorge- Thanks alot, i was hoping someone would get back to me with the birth year. Old N Rusty- Attempt is the key word there. That poor Wiley never could get a leg up on the Road Runner:). Anywho, i just tried again to attach pics and i'm still having trouble with it. I've poste pics before so im sure i'm going about it the right way. I'll keep trying. Thanks again guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewed Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Check that hardie hole, you may find that it actually 7/8", and not 1" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altusjg Posted December 27, 2011 Author Share Posted December 27, 2011 You're absolutely right Drewed. It is 7/8" after taking a closer look. Are 7/8" hardie tools common enough or will i have trouble finding tools to fit it? Of course i can always forge my own tools:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Or forge/grind down 1" tools. There is not really a standardized hardy hole dimension and as they were often hot punched even the "same" ones may be fussy about sharing tools. Finding or making or retrofitting tooling should not be much of a problem---at least far easier than for me with 3 anvils with 1.5" hardy holes! Sounds like a great anvil, good size to get started with---was it under the Christmas tree with a bow on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altusjg Posted December 28, 2011 Author Share Posted December 28, 2011 Thanks for the input Mr. Thomas. It was indeed under the tree...... We had a get together before Christmas at my mothers and she had my stepdad buff it off, oil it up and place it under the tree before we all arrived. Its crazy that even at 32yrs old my mother can still suprise me at Christmas but she definately did. Ok i have no idea what the problem with uploading my pics is but i've tried taking pics from different cameras and resizing them with no success. I keep getting "uplaid skipped error500" when i try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Why, my mother can still surprise me at 55! (especially when she's in cahoots with my wife...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unforgivun Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Try photobucket for uploads and then just copy and paste the IMG code link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altusjg Posted January 2, 2012 Author Share Posted January 2, 2012 see if this works for the pics.http://s165.photobucket.com/albums/u59/agaspard/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevan Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 see if this works for the pics. http://s165.photobucket.com/albums/u59/agaspard/ Nice anvil! Cool mother! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevan Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 see if this works for the pics. http://s165.photobucket.com/albums/u59/agaspard/ Nice anvil, cool mother! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Allyn Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Nice anvil! Cool mother! Sweet lookin' anvil! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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