aweaver87 Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 I was hoping ya all could help me identify this anvil my dad came across. Any help would be extremely appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Frog Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 Some better pictures would help, your second pic is very blurry. And the first pic has too much contrast from a flashlight I'm guessing? More equal lighting or a daylight picture would be better, and of course non-blurry helps too. I know Peter Wright had the circular "Solid Wrought" stamping, but from what I can make out in the picture, does it say "USA" under that? Or is that the bottom portion of the Trenton diamond above the Solid Wrought? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Frog Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 Yup, after searching a few more pics, I believe you have a Trenton there. You can make out the bottom half of the Trenton diamond logo, and Trenton did indeed put a USA stamp under the circular Solid Wrought. If you look on the front of the foot under the horn, you will most likely find the weight stamping on the left and the serial number on the right. Once you have that info- we could get the approximate year it was made. Here's one with a clearer stamping of the same: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 When you take pictures of reflective objects use oblique lighting, not straight on. the camera flash ruins more shots than almost anything else. For a quick fix, put a single ply of tissue over the flash, it'll diffuse the light and soften the highlights and the reflection. Taking a pic with the light shining at a shallow angle from one or the other side is good for making physical features stand out, things like cast markings or stamped markings will show much more clearly. For an example take a look at the moon with a pair of binoculars, if it's full it's really hard to see the craters and mtns. except at the edges, look at an early or late crescent phase and they stand out vividly. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 Also LOCATION as the pool of possibilities is different if you are in England or in Peru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knots Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 If you are considering the purchase of this anvil you should factor in the fact that part of the face plate is missing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aweaver87 Posted July 7, 2013 Author Share Posted July 7, 2013 thanks I will have him get better pics for you guys. I don't think he looked under to see if it had that so I will help him with that. Thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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