July 23, 201214 yr Hello all, I've searched the forum here but haven't found an answer... sorry if there is a previous post that i missed. I'm looking at a 200# anvil that looks almost exactly like my Fisher 200#, except that it doesnt have the name "Fisher" cast into the base of the front foot. Everything else looks identical including the front and back eyes on the feet to mount it to a stand. Did Fisher ever make anvils without their name on them? Seems like it rings a bit more than my fisher at home, which has me wondering. Incredible price, good basic condition, and I get at least 80% rebound from my steel ball test. I should have taken a couple of pics, but didn't have my camera or cell with me at the time. Any thoughts? Thanks!
July 23, 201214 yr Fisher first put their initials on anvils in the 1870's. F N under the horn. 1880 was the first year with the FISHER on the base under the horn. This practice continued until the 1940's/50's. Probably because of the disruption WWII taking away workers, there are Fisher anvils without the name. Also, there are Fisher anvils with a cutout cast into the anvil, without the FISHER name. When Crossley took over in 1962, they produced few if any anvils with Fisher cast in. They were using the paper lable on the side to identify the brand. The one sign of a Fisher anvil (Under 400 lbs) are the mounting lugs. They were used from 1892 on. The bigger anvils and very small anvils did not have them. The only other cast anvil to have them were made in Australia. Not sure of the brand name. So, yes, there are Fishers out there without the FISHER name on them. Pictures are always good....
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