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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!

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Posted

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.

Posted

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 :(

Posted

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.

Posted

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.

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