viking6764 Posted March 15, 2012 Posted March 15, 2012 just found this anvil buried under some galvinized sheets my grandfather had at his shop anyone have an idea.only thing i saw was a number 2 by the foot maybe have to clean it up some. Quote
ThomasPowers Posted March 15, 2012 Posted March 15, 2012 Is that a small handling hole on the foot below the horn? as well as the larger one close to the base of the horn? As I recall Postman has used number and location of handling holes for ID Quote
viking6764 Posted March 16, 2012 Author Posted March 16, 2012 Their is a small handling hole just below the horn. Quote
Wesley Chambers Posted March 16, 2012 Posted March 16, 2012 I want to say trenton from the shape, close at least but that flat base throws me Quote
Frosty Posted March 16, 2012 Posted March 16, 2012 Is that a handling hole in the base or am I misreading the pics? Have you checked the rebound? Frosty The Lucky. Quote
viking6764 Posted March 16, 2012 Author Posted March 16, 2012 Yes between the two feet there is a a handing hole . Quote
MOblacksmith0530 Posted March 25, 2012 Posted March 25, 2012 I have to agree with Wesley it looks an awful lot like my 175 Trenton, The base on mine is pretty flat with only a little indentation. Try to clean up the sides and see if ther eis a diamond on it. the cutting plate area by the base of the horn is a little wider than the one on my Trenton though. Quote
viking6764 Posted March 25, 2012 Author Posted March 25, 2012 thanks for the input,whats the best way to clean the anvil?this was my grandfathers and has not been used in quiet some time along with the other anvil which is a american star 310lb hornless anvil.going to sell both of them we are a welding shop and have no use for them,along with the 25 blacksmith tongs which allot of them date from 1876-1920s. Quote
Frank Turley Posted March 26, 2012 Posted March 26, 2012 If there is a single number stamped in the waist on either side of the handling hole under the horn, it's a Hay-Budden. I've had three Trentons, and all of them had waist welds, no handling holes there. Quote
ThomasPowers Posted March 26, 2012 Posted March 26, 2012 I was leaning toward an HB too as I seem to see a trace of the old hourglass on the bottom. Clean with a wire brush on an angle grinder---don't need to go down to "shiny" just no loose dust or rust. If you are in a damp climate a wipe with car wax or linseed oil can help preserve it afterwards. Quote
viking6764 Posted March 27, 2012 Author Posted March 27, 2012 well did some cleaning today and in picure 7 from the top of the anvil down about 7" found a number 3 on the left and a number 5 on the right send pics tomarrow, looks like a number in the middle of the 2 but cant make it out yet.no triangle but ill clean more.would those numbers be the weight of the anvil.will weigh tomarrow.thanks again Quote
ThomasPowers Posted March 27, 2012 Posted March 27, 2012 If they are on the side of the anvil they should be weight stamps, (a very few anvils are date stamped, William Foster and Fisher did some and that anvil is neither of those!). As it is most likely an American made anvil it should be stamped in pounds and not the CWT system. Best way to be sure: Weigh it! (and expect the stamped weight to be off a bit than the scale weight) Quote
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