Hi to all, my name is German Morelli, I´m from Cordoba, Argentina. Recently I found an anvil in a flea market for 160 Dollars, so I bought it (not common to see this anvils in my city!!), has stamped "Wilkinsons + Queens Dudley" and in the other side numbers "1  0     11". Any suggestions!? Year of production?? My plans are to use it occasionally, very light use!

Many thanks!!!

Why only occasionally and only light work? Well first, what's your definition of light work?

                                                   Littleblacksmith 

nice anvil, should weigh about 123 pounds.

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I would say made in England.

learn to use it and make things

Hi  Littleblacksmit, becasue I only do some shop work on my garage, have a pair of old engines etc...not forge!

make a forge, it can be as easy as a hole in the ground and a hair dryer and some charcoal

4 minutes ago, the iron dwarf said:

nice anvil, should weigh about 123 pounds.

others who know more will be here soon

I would say made in England.

learn to use it and make things

Yes, surely I´ll learn to make some stuff in the future!!!!

hermano, un argentino mas!!!

On 9/6/2016 at 6:06 PM, the iron dwarf said:

nice anvil, should weigh about 123 pounds.

others who know more will be here soon

I would say made in England.

learn to use it and make things

Hola Viktor!!! Un gusto!!

Welcome to the addiction..

Great score on that anvil would love to have it.  Once you start hammering you will not stop.  You could forge parts to go with your engines.

Many thanks guys!! It´s any way to know the age of my anvil, seems to be very old, maybe pre 1900?? I´m right?

I believe Wilkinson was in business from 1810 to 1920. Queens, as far as my research can find, was a neighborhood in Dudley, England. I have one that is a basic London pattern.

There are guys o0n here that are much more informed than I am, so hopefully they can correct any error I made, or add to what I wrote.