oakwoodironworks Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 What brought this to mind was I purchased an anvil the other day and after cleaning it up with a wire brush decided to weight it. It was stamped 154 on the side and when I weighed it on a set of scales it weighed 144 lbs. I haved weighed a few anvils over the years and they tend to weigh less than their stamped weight. I know that this is probably from loss of material due to rust, various chips, use, etc. It could also be because of how they were weighed when they were made. Just wondering if anyone has had the same experiences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluidsteel Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 I have three anvils. My 150# Fisher weighs 157# My 53# stamped anvil that's likely pre civil war weighs 55# My 300# Fisher I'll weigh tonight. But it's missing 4" of the horn so I'm guessing it's less than 300#. Edited to add... It weighs 289#. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 I tend to expect an anvil to be +/- 10% of the stamped weight; especially for the earlier ones that have seen more use and perhaps less stringent weighmasters in the old days... Note that for early anvils a retrofitted pritchel will remove an observable amount of weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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