Jack-O-Lantern Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Oh glorious day!!! Finally a real anvil! I've moaning and groaning lately about how hard it is to find one of these. I got this 103.4 pounder for 150$. Right in my old stomping grounds from my old buddies dad. Fear not fellow newbies. If it can happen to me it can happen to you! Now vets; please help me I.D. this baby. It rings nice (magnets soon), and its got a face plate so its pre 70's. There are square holes on its sides and on the bottom. What are they for? I love this thing but I'll never part with my first anvil. A rail track with a welded plate on top. Good ol' 7 hole. Sorry about the angles. I'm on a phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Frog Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 U.S. was an early hardware store stamped Hay Budden. Look on the front foot for a serial number. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack-O-Lantern Posted September 22, 2014 Author Share Posted September 22, 2014 Looks like a 5 near the handleing hole under the horn. Thanks Blackfrog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Frog Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Look further down on the base of the foot under the horn.Might take a wire wheel to make out some numbers, but usually a serial number on the base of the foot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRS Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 There are square holes on its sides and on the bottom. What are they for? Jock Dempsey wrote something that I didn't knew for a long time, there was a forth hole in most(?) forged anvils: The body block starts as a simple rectangle with 4 handling holes (-). The handling hole in the top is plugged in the last step before welding on the hard steel face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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