Norm Henderson Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 I've had this anvil for a couple of years, but have been unable to ID it. I cleaned it up today trying to find some makings but all I can find is the "8" on the front. I has good rebound but no ring. I'd appreciate it if someone can tell me the maker.Norm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Henderson Posted August 31, 2015 Author Share Posted August 31, 2015 A little more info on this anvil. it has a steel top that appears to be 1/2" to 5/8" thick. I did a bounce test with a steel ball and dropping it from 12 inches, it bounced to 8 1/2 inches. Also, today on the Portland Craig's list there is one that appears to have been made by the same maker and it is marked with a 60.Norm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Coke Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 Greetings Norm,By all looks it appears to be Badger .. The company sold out and the new company built many transition anvils .. The 8 stands for 80 pounds. Forge on and make beautiful thingsJim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Henderson Posted September 1, 2015 Author Share Posted September 1, 2015 Jim Thanks for the information. I did a search on Badger and agree that is what it is. It seems that the people that use them think highly of them. They are also considered rare and collectable, but that may be because they are not marked and are hard to Identify. Does anyone have more info on their history?Norm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Frog Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 (edited) Just because it has a hardy bulge and the rear cutout does not necessarily mean it is a Badger. Here's similar features on and old Vulcan (Illinois Iron & Bolt Co): Edited September 1, 2015 by Black Frog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luiz Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 Hi All I purchased a anvil (european double horn) in a junkyard. Unfortunately, the trademark is not well defined. I am hoping someone can help me identify it. Below is what I have.Luiz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 Helps If you post pics of the whole thing, maybe in a new thread so folks will see it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 is the 91 pounds or Kg ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Special Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 You may also want to rub flour, baby powder, something like that on the sides. It brings faint marks out quite a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 And take your picture with the light at a low angle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Sayers Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 (edited) "Just because it has a hardy bulge and the rear cutout does not necessarily mean it is a Badger."This is true. The Illinois Iron & Bolt Company bought the American Skein & Foundry company sometime in the 50s or early 60s and eventually dropped the Badger branding in favor of Vulcan. They started manufacturing the Vulcan in Racine, Wisconsin around that time and there's a period there where they look the same. But, it's just a name. Either way, your anvil has a tool steel face welded to a cast body, which is why it rebounds but doesn't ring. The tip of the horn is made from tough un-tempered steel and the rest of the horn is wrapped in it. Robert Postman, the author of Anvils in America had said to let him know if anyone stumbled across a Badger because he'd never seen one in person, just in catalog pictures, so I called him to let him know about this one just now. It turns out that he'd actually figured it out since then, and discovered that like this one, a lot of Badgers lack the trade mark stamp. I saw a picture of one from 1930 that looks like yours and has no trade mark. Edited October 4, 2015 by Ian Sayers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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