ChitownMetal Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 It was free so the price was right. I was told that this was used in a body repair shop a few blocks from lake michigan. The person that gave it to me said he had worked at the shop an old man came in and was talking to my friend, he had said you see that anvil, I used to use that back when this place was a horse stable. A horse stable turned body shop. That conversation took place aprox 30 years ago. Does anyone have any idea what this guy is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewayforge Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Its a little hard to see from the picture. Can you give us a few more? But if its free and metal I say it can be good for SOMEthing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old South Creations Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 any other markings? hard to tell from just the one pic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyGeorge Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 IF it's a HayBudden, that serial number is from 1906. IF it's a Trenton, that number is from 1914, according to Anvils In America. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Dean Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 I believe it to be a Trenton as the serial # is to the right of the horn whereas on a HB it would be on the left.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChitownMetal Posted February 20, 2012 Author Share Posted February 20, 2012 I will snap some other pic's this week. A little history on myself.... I have been hitting metal for the past 25 or so years. Not blacksmithing but collision repair, I have always liked fabrication. Over the years I have held on to many different kinds of metal, my wife is always asking what the F$%k is this now. I have all kinds of 1/4 stock and angle iron. I love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChitownMetal Posted February 20, 2012 Author Share Posted February 20, 2012 I have a few other pictures I took. I hope these pictures can describe the mass I have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Dean Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 If you could get a pic of the waist of the anvil with the horn to your left we may be able to see the manuf. markings as this is the location of most all anvil makers placing their marks. Nice looking hunk of metal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross G. Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 It Is most likely a Trenton. The body is exactly like my anvil, and combined with that serial, spells Trenton. Make sure you mount it on something solid and clamp it down good, Trentons ring like nobodys business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChitownMetal Posted March 2, 2012 Author Share Posted March 2, 2012 I am going to use 4x4's and mount the together verticaly. I was going to take the wood stack to a local lumberyard or a factory and see if they could band the pile together using heavy metal bands, like the ones they use to ship metal pipes. I will use a router to cut a area for the anvil to set into. Then fabricate some hold down brackets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Not just stables early car repair places had complete blacksmith set ups; I've talked with an old smith who was bragging about being able to weld Model T springs back together without them then breaking soon after. I bought my first big postvise from a place that had been a car repair shop since 1918, all the smithing stuff had been shunted off to the back corners but they had a full set up. Neat to see the powered woodworking tools from back then as bodies and frames were partially made from wood! We tend to forget that most all industrial set ups included a smithy, my great uncles in law told me about the one at the sugar refinery they used to work at, I missed the shutdown auction of the large smithy at a plate glass manufacturer in a town I lived in, etc. A forge was a basic part of the maintenance & tool room! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewed Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 If you could get a pic of the waist of the anvil with the horn to your left we may be able to see the manuf. markings as this is the location of most all anvil makers placing their marks. Nice looking hunk of metal. My trentons are stamped on the side with the horn facing right.... Shape looks trenton, but the handling hole in the foot doensn't look right. Also the "font" of the numbers looks kind of wrong. Specifically the "W" and the "L" before the numbers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sask Mark Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Many trentons had a letter stamped in front of the weight. I vote for Trenton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyGeorge Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 I'm with Mark. I have two Trentons and it sure looks like the ones that I have. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metal99 Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 I agree with it being a Trenton. My Trenton has the same handling holes and besides the length is the same shape. My makers mark is facing you with the horn to the right (I think) lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewed Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Vertical 4x4 works pretty well for a stand. Besides the bands, I screwed mine together with spax washer head screws. http://www.spax.us/en/power-lags/t-star-washer-head.html Just screwed one board to the next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChitownMetal Posted October 8, 2012 Author Share Posted October 8, 2012 I ended up using 1/2 threaded rod. Its a heavy solid base, can't complain. My next project would be to build a natural gas forge. I have searched the forums but hadnt found what im looking for. I want to use a old 134 freon tank, ceramic insulation coated with a ceramic paste. I am having trouble deciding on how to build a burner, I want to use 1/2 inch pipe since I have enough of it. Any ideas would help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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