Liveaxle Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Picked this up using the "old car speed parts" method. Very faint making for the name, but give what I have and maybe you can help. Pretty sure it's steel due to crisp(for a beat up anvil) "ring" and a spark/grinder test done in a discrete place . something Boilermakers still use. One side says SOLID arched over 0 3 13. The weight. Over this are the words MATEN or MALEN. The EN is the only legible thing as far as the name. The T is questionable and the MA are speculation. There is a second word in the name I believe due to the placement of the first name over the word SOLID. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sask Mark Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Looks like a Peter Wright. I'm guessing the 'EN' is part of 'PATENT" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liveaxle Posted June 10, 2013 Author Share Posted June 10, 2013 Which was part of the scripting they would put on their anvils? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sask Mark Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Peter Wright had a few different stampings through their history according to Anvils in America. The one I am most familiar with is as follows: They had the name stamped, usually with "Patent" under the name. "Solid Wrought" was usually stamped in a circular pattern. After about 1910, the word "England" was stamped. Then the weight in the hundred weight system was stamped at about the waist level. There were usually characters stamped on the front of the feet as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 H-B Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Here's an example of Peter Wright Patent stamping prior to the later ones with England added. Yours probably looked like this originally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 and the original weight would be 3 x 28# + 13# or 97# a nice travel anvil size! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liveaxle Posted June 11, 2013 Author Share Posted June 11, 2013 Very cool. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielC Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 HB, that is one beautiful PW you have there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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