Country82 Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 I inherited this a few months back. I know nothing of it. Any help as to age? Maker? Value? Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McPherson Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 That is a flat footed Trenton, one of the best old makers available. Somewhere around 100 years old, but new for an anvil. Oh, wait, you wanted to know if it was valuable. I'll give you five bucks for it. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Special Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 What he said. Also, it looks like it's in good shape, but of course I'm saying that from the safety of the internet. Depending on where you are and availability, anvils generally run 2 to 3 dollars a lb., but vary depending on size, maker, and condition. There's more in the forums that'll tell you what to look for in quality of anvils. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Value depends a lot on location, anvils where I live now cost about 50% more than where I used to live and *BOTH* places are in the USA! As you may be in Iceland---or South Africa or Australia we don't even know what monetary system to use. A lot of blacksmithing questions have a strong location component which is why we suggest people edit their profile to put a general location in it. Or to include it in their post. Here I would expect that to sell for up to around US$2 a pound. Note that grinding on an anvil or welding on it generally LOWERS the value! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Country82 Posted December 9, 2013 Author Share Posted December 9, 2013 Thanks for the knowledge. I live in upstate NY. I have nothing invested in it. Just off of the families long closed farm. Found a couple others as well I'll post some pics of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaughnT Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Anvils are rather common in the northeast, but that's a rather good specimen. You should certainly be able to get $2/lb if you decide to sell. More than than will depend on who's in the market at the time. Excellent piece of equipment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Country82 Posted December 10, 2013 Author Share Posted December 10, 2013 Hey Vaughn thanks for your insight. We will be selling it. We have no use for it anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
62inlongbow Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 how much does it weigh? I am very interested in buying it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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