JME1149 Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 I recently acquired my first anvil, a near perfect HB 200 lb beauty and I would love to narrow down it's age. I've researched most of the HB threads in the forum and learned that the letter A prefix dates it to after 1917 and that they went out of business somewhere around 1926. If anyone could crack open their copy of A/A and look up S/N A19897, I would be grateful. (And I promise to post some photos after I clean her up and give her a bath!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustyanchor Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 AIA says 1919 plus or minus 2 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron123 Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Sweet man nice find I'm hopin to get a 200+ lbs trenton some day hay budden has some really cool history from what I have read in anvils in America James hay and Frederick budden started the company both being smiths they had this idea of making anvils and did it until about 1926 like you said. Anyway I'm not gonna give you a history lesson but nice find. get hot metal on that beauty as soon as possible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JME1149 Posted August 21, 2013 Author Share Posted August 21, 2013 Thanks for the info and history lesson, I appreciate both. Picked up a Champion 400 blower and home made forge table last night, and started working on an anvil stand so I should be working metal soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Miller Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 If you want to know you should pick up a copy of "Anvils In America" By Richard Postman The author spent years and thousands dollars of his own money compiling this information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfell Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 how about sn 88746? I plan to buy AIA for myself also, but until I do, i'd love to know when my anvil was made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhornback Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Hey guys new to this site and blacksmithing, i picked up a new anvil a few weeks ago, i believe it to be an HB but i'd really like to find out some more info (ie yr born) if i were to ever sell and it always helps to tell my wife "see i told you it was a good buy" i've looked so dont think im being lazy. only markings i found were on the front foot, ^170 A122616 i know the 170 is most likely weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragons lair Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 170 on the left says Trenton. Weight on a budden is on the side below the logo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 What does the uinderside look like? HB have an indentation that's bounded by a rim that follows the edge of the anvil base, Trenton's may have one that looks like a caplet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhornback Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 its hallowed out in a cone shape sort of follows the outline of the base i suppose. , about as clear as mud i know, heres a pic, ill take one of the bottom tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhornback Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 there's no noticeable logo that i noticed anyways, anytime i get a second to go out i fire up the forge and hardly wanna waste the time to look for it. :-) thanks guys for the feedback Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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