milomilo Posted January 25, 2013 Posted January 25, 2013 Anvil coming up in an auction. They say it is a Penton anvil, 152#. Never heard of one and found nothing on the net. Anyone here know anything about one of these? Quote
milomilo Posted January 25, 2013 Author Posted January 25, 2013 I've not seen it yet so cannot say whether it is a Trenton or not. All I know is that they listed it as a Penton. I did get a number off of it. It is #T155 A80A91. Hope this helps in the identification. Quote
VaughnT Posted January 25, 2013 Posted January 25, 2013 I'll bet they either typed the Trenton in the ad wrong, or the Trenton on the anvil is mangled and they thought it read Penton. And, if it's the latter, that means they don't really know much about anvils and you might be able to get it for a good price. Quote
rustyanchor Posted January 25, 2013 Posted January 25, 2013 From my very limited exp. a T155 (weight) on the left of the front foot followed by the A80A91 (S/N) on the right looks like a Trenton marking scheme...If it is a Trenton it looks like it was made in 1908. The second A in the S/N should be a digit vice a letter...maybe a 4? Hope you get it. Quote
metalmangeler Posted January 26, 2013 Posted January 26, 2013 This is a farriers anvil. If it is not to costly it should work pretty well, though not as well as a blacksmith anvil unless you are going shoeing. Quote
Frank Turley Posted January 26, 2013 Posted January 26, 2013 The farriers' pattern has: a narrow face; two pritchel holes; a clip horn; no cutting table. Not a big deal. It is usable for all sorts of smithing. Quote
MOblacksmith0530 Posted January 26, 2013 Posted January 26, 2013 Looks like a Trenton farrier pattern to me. I use a A&P farrier anvil for my demo anvil. There has been a lot if things made on that anvil. Quote
milomilo Posted January 27, 2013 Author Posted January 27, 2013 Thanks to all for your help. Hope it goeas at decent price at the auction. Quote
John McPherson Posted January 27, 2013 Posted January 27, 2013 You could see how someone not familiar with the name could get 'Penton' or 'Trexton' out of this logo. Quote
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