April 30, 201412 yr Found someone that has a Hay-Budden anvil that is about 300 lbs , and I think the serial# is 79. Does anyone know what year it is? How much should I offer? thanks
April 30, 201412 yr Serial number 79 is highly unlikely, but not impossible. Most I have seen are five or six digit numbers. If it is a Hay, age would be somewhere in the 1890 - 1920 range. As to value, anywhere from $30 to $1200 dependent upon condition and location. Unfortunately you didn't give us enough information to provide a better answer. If you can get us some photos and tell us what the rebound is like, and identify where in the world you are, it may help to answer your question.
April 30, 201412 yr Below the horn, near the base of the anvil, there may be some numbers. Also, on one of the sides there it may be stamped with the name Hay Budden and it may have more than just the name. The weight of the anvil may be stamped there also. Pictures of these sites may help others ID your anvil. The price will really depend on the condition and weight of the anvil. Good luck.
April 30, 201412 yr Yes that sounds like the weight rather than the serial number ---weight would only be missing 1 digit where a serial number would be missing several. Where is the 79 located on it?
May 6, 201412 yr Weight would be missing 1 digit? My smaller HB is clearly stamped 88 and weight is right on.
May 6, 201412 yr Dragon's Lair: would you estimate that your anvil weighs 300#? Even if they were 50% off in their estimate that would still be a 3 digit number for a weight stamp. Stamping could be occluded for a number of reasons including a factory foul-up, (seen them), Anvil abuse, (own them!), weathering---as scale often builds up around the base of an anvil and then 80 years under a bad roof can do quite a bit of damage to the front of the foot stamping. If it is part of a weight stamp then I would have no problem with it being 179 or 279 as most people over estimate anvils terribly!
February 3, 20206 yr I can 1000% guarantee you do NOT*NOT*NOT* Have a mislabeled anvil. If you think you do then its worth lots and please post Im selling a LARGE LADY
February 4, 20206 yr Where in the world are you located. If you edit your profile to show it, you never know there may be members near you who would be interested.
February 4, 20206 yr On 5/6/2014 at 11:11 AM, ThomasPowers said: a factory foul-up The "E" in Emerson is crooked on my anvil. It's the only letter that is. It's been pointed out to me that if it were stolen, it would be easier to find that way
February 4, 20206 yr "Have a mislabeled anvil. If you think you do then its worth lots" I don't know anybody paying more for anvils that are mislabeled; generally the opposite. Also MM1970; the post you are replying to is about 6 years old and has been silent since then. If you are selling something then the tailgating section is the appropriate place.
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