Topsoilking Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 Here is our newest pickup. Very nice shape for its age...which we are hoping you experts will help us with. From what I've read they stopped stamping the circular "solid wrought" in 1850. So my guess is earlier than that. What baffles us as we research is next to the first 1 in the weight there is what looks like a name very small maybe 1/8" letters. It looks to me like it says C. FULLER but several of the letters are very hard to read. Also baffling is everyone talks about a letter stamped under weight, which I can't find. Yet one more thing I can't find anything about is a number 3 stamped on the front foot below the ledge. Anyone have more info for me? Here are some pics... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Black Frog Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 From what I've read they stopped stamping the circular "solid wrought" in 1850. So my guess is earlier than that. Where did you read that? You can find the circular "SOLID WROUGHT" stamped before and after the additional "ENGLAND" stamp designation of the 1910 timeframe. Yours doesn't have the "ENGLAND" stamp, so it can be considered being made before 1910 or so. But yours doesn't have the pointed tops to the feet, so it is not an early PW style.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 The small name may have been that of a previous owner or of a place that sold it. The number may be an inspection stamp or indicate a work crew. As mentioned *not* "prior to 1850" If this sort of thing is important to you you really need to buy a copy of "Anvils in America", Richard Postman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topsoilking Posted July 1, 2014 Author Share Posted July 1, 2014 Thanks for the input I will look into that book :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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