Kearnach Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 Hey guys, can anyone give me a positive ID on this anvil? I think it's a Hay Budden, but as you can see, there's no markings left due to corrosion. Things that make me think it's a HB: 1 1/8" Hardy hole corresponds with HB's sizing for anvil weight (~270 lbs) The waist Porter holes from forging On the bottom of the anvil there appeared to be a "lip" around the base, maybe 1/4" thick, but seems to have worn away. From what I understand of HB anvils, there was often an hourglass shaped depression in the base. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sask Mark Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 Is there a number stamped beside the handling hole of the front of the waist? This is a common feature on Hay Buddens which usually remained when the other common identifying marks are loong gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kearnach Posted March 7, 2012 Author Share Posted March 7, 2012 Not that I've found, and I've been over every inch of this anvil... when I picked it up it had severe pitting on all surfaces, as if it had been left out in the weather for long years... 2 days of grinding later and the face was slick and shiny. No numbers or marks of any kind, tough :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 What's the bottom look like? HB's tend to have a quite distinctive hourglass depression. (Though on early ones this can be worn almost or all the way flat.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kearnach Posted March 7, 2012 Author Share Posted March 7, 2012 The bottom's pretty flat with a porter hole... I don't recall it having much of a depression at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 I have a clearly marked HB where the bottom is very flat and only the faintest hint of the hourglass can be seen with careful examination. I didn't know it was there till I read "Anvils in America" and then went out and looked for it on my anvil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewed Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 It could be an old Trenton ( or Trenton made acme or other ) They could have had more of a oval dish in the bottom. Althought an 1 1/8" hard is pretty big for a trenton - from what I've seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 My Trenton has a 1.25" hardy, though it is about 410 pounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewed Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Mine is 7/8", but is only 150ish... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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