Fatfudd Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 I happened to be cruising Craigslist this morning just when someone posted an anvil for sale. Said it weighed between 450 and 500lbs with the stand and they had these pics- Gave them a call and went to see it. The price they were asking was $150 but that was negotiable. I could see some script on the side but it had years of crud on it. The anvil looked more like 150lbs turned out to be 157lbs. It had some deep hammer forging marks on the underside of the heel so I thought it might be an arm and hammer. Edges are ok maybe a 1/4in radius with a little chipping. and it has a little weld spatter on the face, all in all a very usable anvil. I gave him what he was asking and didn't haggle. After I got it cleaned up it turned out to be an Indian Chief (Trenton) I've only seen one other in Fred Moore's collection. Serial number puts it about 1908.Here's some pics after a wire brush and some PB blaster- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njanvilman Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 Nice find. Its it amazing how some people perceive the anvil to be "400 to 500 lbs", and it turns out to be 1/3 of that. For $150 (or less), you got a deal(steal). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judson Yaggy Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Looks like a rebranded Hay Budden to me. What's the underside look like? Good price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCROB Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Deal of the week for sure......would of snapped that up in a heartbeat , good for you !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatfudd Posted April 21, 2014 Author Share Posted April 21, 2014 Looks like a rebranded Hay Budden to me. What's the underside look like? Good price. Its a Trenton- Postman mentions Columbus (OH) Forge and Iron Company (CF&I) marking the leg vises and bridge anvils with the Indian Chief labels. the bottom is an oval . The serial number is also a giveaway since Hay Budden's were numbered on the left side of the front foot and Trentons on the right side(as you face them, plus there is no number stamp under the horn. As i said previously, Fred Moore has one in his collection too. Both his and mine are much thinner longer anvils for their weight than an HB would be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Nice score, all that needs done is losing that stand. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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