buickanddeere Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Probably a 1830-1875 M&H Armitage MouseHole weighing 2.1.2 . Nearly ruptured myself picking it up from the trunk of my kid's Mustang, thought it was a 100lb'er. The trunk lift over height kept rising as the suspension unloaded while the anvil was raised. There is a I N stamped between the feet , under the horn. Sorry I did not have the dirt brushed off prior to taking the images, not knowing they were there. Any idea what it could indicate. There is some Roman number reference to either 1 or 1000 and 90 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 There's no "N" in the Roman numeral system. Might be an owner's mark. Nice anvil, by the way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave51B Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Hey B&D, good to see ya......did it come with the operator and owner manuals?.....lol Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notownkid Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 According to my calculations before, I've had my coffee, is that weighs 2.1.2 = 283 lbs. Good reason the Mustang sagged a little and you sagged lifting it. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buickanddeere Posted April 17, 2016 Author Share Posted April 17, 2016 2 X 112 + 1 X 28 + 2 = 254lbs ? This afternoon the high pressure , hot water washer will be used to lift all loose dirt and rust. May find more stamps. There could be a previous owners initials on there as well. I called 1-800-522-7448 however the manual is obsolete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave51B Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 38 minutes ago, buickanddeere said: I called 1-800-522-7448 however the manual is obsolete Good one B&D.......enjoy Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 The "N" is there as a warning, it's what you're going to say if you lift it. "NNNNNNNNN!" Beautiful score, dust and surface rust aren't a thing, she's beautiful as she sits. Let us know how you like working on her. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buickanddeere Posted April 17, 2016 Author Share Posted April 17, 2016 It was $300 Canadian cash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 10 minutes ago, buickanddeere said: It was $300 Canadian cash. About $235 USD. GREAT DEAL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buickanddeere Posted April 17, 2016 Author Share Posted April 17, 2016 Somebody was saying that those people who high pressure wash anvils are little better than the perverts who sandblast anvils ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 I draw the line between things that do damage to the usability of the anvil and things that affect the patina As a using tool the patina is *yours* to do with as you like. Doing damage to the anvil you are messing with a couple more generations of users! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buickanddeere Posted April 17, 2016 Author Share Posted April 17, 2016 Any chance that the " IN " was a factory stamp that indicated "inspected " ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buickanddeere Posted April 18, 2016 Author Share Posted April 18, 2016 The factory finish on anvils? Did any manufacture do anything other than the "natural" finish of iron and steel from the tempering oven ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCROB Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 21 hours ago, buickanddeere said: It was $300 Canadian cash. great score !!!!! 50% off price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buickanddeere Posted April 20, 2016 Author Share Posted April 20, 2016 not a pristine anvil by any means so the price wasn't taking advantage of widows and orphans. Good enough for the odd peice of metal work repairs when the kids wreck something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich54 Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 Did you ever get answer to IN mark? I have Mouse Hole 1.0.15/127 lb. The stamp on the foot under horn looks more like 7N and the 7 looks almost like a hatchet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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