Ethan Stone Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Hi im still very new to forging and recently got on old peter wright, according to the person i bought it from it weighs 187, its got a real nice face and i payed $600 for it. One way or another its still a big step up from my old harbor freight cast iron crap. thanks Ethan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Stone Posted October 19, 2015 Author Share Posted October 19, 2015 oh and if some one could give me an age and weight that would do awesome here are the markings: peter wright patent (the words are stacked) solid wrought (words are in a circle) and the numbers are 1 2 19. thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Ivan Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 (edited) The numbers are cwt. 1st number is incriments of 112 lbs, 2nd is incriments of 28 lbs, 3rd is single lbs. The weight should be somewhere around 187 lbs give or take a few lbs. Can't help with a date. We love pictures though Edited October 19, 2015 by Crazy Ivan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Welcome aboard Ethan, glad to have you. Sounds like a decent deal on an anvil but without posting a couple pics we just might not believe it. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frozenforge Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 With that logo layout it should be late 1800s to early 1900s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Stone Posted October 20, 2015 Author Share Posted October 20, 2015 thank you all for the help, i will be posting a pic within the next couple days. thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Stone Posted October 20, 2015 Author Share Posted October 20, 2015 (edited) these are the pics i got the edges i dont think look that bad the face is okay the horn unfortunately has some of the tip missing. but that being said it will still last me my life if i take care of it! Edited October 20, 2015 by Ethan Stone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Tip looks fine! A sharp tip is NOT an advantage; to understand why pick up a new geologist hammer with the sharp pick end and hit yourself in the upper leg region a couple of times hard...then you will understand why some anvils even seem to have the end of the horn hammered down to a rounded end. For small items a bick (miniature anvil horn) that fits in the hardy hole works just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWooldridge Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 That anvil is in very good shape - don't attempt to repair it - just leave well enough alone and start hammering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Stone Posted October 20, 2015 Author Share Posted October 20, 2015 ya heard if you reface it or any thing like that it will lose a lot value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Stone Posted October 21, 2015 Author Share Posted October 21, 2015 (edited) would it help if i slapped some mineral oil on my anvil after every use or so? Edited October 21, 2015 by Ethan Stone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SReynolds Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 So.....please explain how and why a 187 pound anvil is marked/stamped 1 2 19 and what is cwt, an acronym for something. ? Is this for Peter Wright only? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the iron dwarf Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 as stated above by others cwt or hundredweight 112 pounds is first number quarters 28 pounds is the second number pounds or LB is the last number so 112 + 28 + 28 + 19 = 187 pounds ( also known as LB ) most english made anvils and those who copied them or made to be sold here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SReynolds Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 I hope you are joking. That makes no sense and makes be second guess blacksmithing altogether. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notownkid Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 NO JOKE it's been this way for 200 yrs or so! All English Anvils were measured this way this is for100's of 1000s of Anvils. British way of measuring. Learn something new everyday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McPherson Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 From those same wacky folks that gave you pence, farthings, quid, crowns, and pounds sterling as a monetary system: no, we are not joking. That was the way things were done in Old Blighty, back when the sun never set on the British Empire. Just like we have sixty seconds in a minute, sixty minutes in an hour, but 12 hours twice a day: It Is Tradition!! Now, we could have gone to Metric Time (100 seconds in a minute, 100 minutes in ten hours, and ten hours twice a day) when the French Revolution ushered in meters, etc., but it never caught on. (Think I am joking? Google it. 0.864 metric seconds to the customary second.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twodogzz Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 5 hours ago, SReynolds said: I hope you are joking. That makes no sense and makes be second guess blacksmithing altogether. I concur. You should drop your plans and send me that anvil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SReynolds Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Crazy-ness. I work in a shop that has one. I think it is stamped 132. I have always told folks it is 132 pounds. Now I will inform them it is some sort of code. So first no. Is 112 pounds. second no. Is quarters of something. Third no. is in pound representing something else not included in the first coded nonsense. Got it. This is English anvils only I pray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the iron dwarf Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 1 hundredweight ( cwt ) 112 lbs is a twentieth of a ton, 30 years ago it was a common weight for bagged goods like sand, cement, coal but more recently things have gone metric. quarters have not been used much in the last 75 years at least and maybe longer pounds were used untill things went metric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoggy Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 You think that's crazy! No crazier than the continued use of other systems of measurement for distances, drill sizes, metal and wire sizes, and a plethera of other systems. If any of those are confusing, don't even contemplate the cord or gallon! Personally I can't fathom it out, I just find the measurement thing a ton of confusion........ As for the PW, there is nothing wrong with those edges, it simply has addition useful features. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Human systems of measurement are proof positive Heisenburg was right. The only right answer in these situations is, "I'm not certain." For instance a weather guesser last winter said the temp outside was something like -25 Kelvin. Funnier still, not ONE of the other 4 people on stage gave him a second look. <sigh> Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSW Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Well we've always been told Alaska is cold. Whats wrong with it being 25 deg below the point where all molecular motion stops? Hey fuel costs should be dirt cheap if that's the case. You can just go out with a bucket and collect all the solid hydrogen and oxygen you want to fuel your forge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 They were talking about the mid-west on the national news. We've been pretty war the last couple winters. I don't know how many times it was warmer here than in Alabama or Georgia last winter. Darned El Ninos, they go away so soon. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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