FreedomForge Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 My dad found this anvil for me a month ago in Ohio. By luck I got it delivered to Montana for free. I cleaned it up and it's an Arm and Hammer. I know only what I was able to Google about it. Any help would be great. If someone with a book could date it for me that would be super. The numbers on the foot are; 48041 and 262. It feels every bit of 262 lbs. Also there was a plate riveted onto the side. Any idea what it said? I know that sometimes it was the tag of the distributor. Here are a few pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sask Mark Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 It's very attractive but it's not really my style, so I won`t date it . Sorry, just a little corny humor in memory of Mr. Sarver. The serial number 48041 is from the 1941-1944 range according to Anvils in America. I would imagine that the plate that was riveted to the side was something along the lines of an asset tag for the business that it belonged to in the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ten Hammers Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Mark, I for one appreciate what you typed. Grant's sense of humor will indeed be missed. Freedom Forge, you have a NICE anvil there. Not just everyone gets deals like that. I have an Arm and Hammer as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreedomForge Posted January 7, 2012 Author Share Posted January 7, 2012 I don't hear much about Arm and Hammers. But I love it. It didn't look as nice when I got it. My dad didn't know what he was looking at so he went to look at it and took a few pictures for me. The next day I sent him back with the 250 bucks the guy wanted. Worth every penny to me. I cleaned the old blue paint off and rubbed a bit of oil on it. Here is what it did looked like when I got it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clinton Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 At less than a buck a pound you got a great deal, I have an 84 lb Arm & Hammer that I will sell for $300.00 that is $3.57 / lb Mr Postman states,"From my perspective today the Arm and Hammer anvil was undoubtedly one of the finest wrought anvils ever manufactured anywhere." (Page 257 Anvils in America) I think you anvil is 1941 and they did not produce any between 1942 1943. After 1940 they were arc welded as yours at the waist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsberg Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Looks to me like the arm is about 35 years old and the hammer 90 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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