WOLFJOHN Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 Every once in awhile, you come across the rare find. In this case, someone wanting to quickly unload a deceased family members shop. Three anvils (Hay Budden, Trenton and another I'm not sure of) as well as some tongs, a railroad railing anvil and two really old canon balls. They even helped me load it...all for $200. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JME1149 Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 What a great score! Congrats to be the proud new owner. That third anvil has the body shape of a Fisher, possibly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 Nice score all round. Nope, don't see a Fisher but I could be wrong. Take a really close look at the cannon balls, they could contain gun powder as old as the Civil War. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WOLFJOHN Posted June 15, 2016 Author Share Posted June 15, 2016 4 minutes ago, JME1149 said: What a great score! Congrats to be the proud new owner. That third anvil has the body shape of a Fisher, possibly. That's the one I have no idea what it is....I haven't wire brushed/cleaned them yet...the Hay Budden weighs in around 123lbs and is the largest of the three, I'll dig out my Postman anvil book and look that up. Thank You! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 That one with the really thin heel is a gem. I have one like that mounted next to my 515# Fisher and use the slim heel a lot! Like hooking an S hook on it to straighten the shaft with the stinky hammer (I use a rawhide mallet to straighten twists and it does stink when you hit hot metal with it...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 Well, they say that to be a blacksmith, you need iron balls.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJRailRoadTrack Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 You my friend stole that! As Thomas said, those real thin heels come in handy alot. I have a trenton farrier anvil, it has a really thin heel and it really is nice to have in the shop. Good find, enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackdawg Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 Some poor old bugger is rolling in his grave right now. reminds me of the old joke - Two old boys sitting in heaven, one is balling his eyes out - his mate asks him what's the matter? he says, after I died my wife sold all my stuff for what I told her I paid for it ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b4utoo Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 I will give you $220 bucks for it all...because I want you to make a profit on your hard work....need my address? (jk) I think the cannon balls are cool addition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WOLFJOHN Posted June 15, 2016 Author Share Posted June 15, 2016 I plan on cleaning them up and posting some better pictures. I would sure appreciate some of you who are pretty savvy on anvil identifications to help me identify them. Thank You! 7 minutes ago, b4utoo said: I will give you $220 bucks for it all...because I want you to make a profit on your hard work....need my address? (jk) I think the cannon balls are cool addition. Let me ponder your offer and I'll get back to you (wink). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WOLFJOHN Posted June 16, 2016 Author Share Posted June 16, 2016 The Hay Budden has a stamp number of 60762 and the Trenton has a number of 8574. The third one is the rougher of the three...still trying to get an ID on it. This is the only markings I can find on it. (first picture). Any help on identifying would be appreciated. The Trenton is in pretty good shape and I like it the best of the three. The Hay Budden is good too. Both have a very straight tops. I laid a straight edge on them and used a flashlight to see any gap from behind the edge. Thanks fellas! One last picture of the Trenton "Reliable" 8 hours ago, Frosty said: Nice score all round. Nope, don't see a Fisher but I could be wrong. Take a really close look at the cannon balls, they could contain gun powder as old as the Civil War. Frosty The Lucky. Geez....never thought about that...thanks....I'll leave them on the shelf. I'm an avid collector, not a seller...anvils, vises, oiler cans, A&W mugs.....they're all my "little kids" and the thought of parting with one I just can't fathom.....sigh..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7A749 Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 Great score. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 Those "cannonballs" may be out of a ball mill. Nice to see people still buying tools at reasonable prices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JME1149 Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 The shape of the indent in the first photo is typical of Hay Budden, but those raised cast numbers (11 & 22) are something I haven't seen before. More pictures may help to identify that old girl, right and left sides, under the heel and horn, front foot face. Try a little chalk to bring out any hidden markings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpankySmith Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 Oh great, when I started it took me months of searching and I had to drive to another state to find an anvil, and you get three for the price o' one?! agggghhhh, life is so unfair to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WOLFJOHN Posted June 17, 2016 Author Share Posted June 17, 2016 After some wire brushing/scrubbing, here's few more pictures of the "Mystery Anvil. Outside of the 11 and 22 under the base, I could only find what looked to be a number 5 just up and to the right of my finger...that's it. Any ID help on this would really be appreciated. It's obviously had some hammer time and has some rough areas. I put it on the medical scale and it weighed right at 100 pounds. Sorry for the poor pictures, photography isn't really my strong point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 On 16/06/2016 at 11:04 PM, SpankySmith said: Oh great, when I started it took me months of searching and I had to drive to another state to find an anvil, and you get three for the price o' one?! agggghhhh, life is so unfair to me! Interstate's nothin' Susan. I got my HB from the other side of the world! It's a long way from Ohio to here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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