Lionel h Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 Is their any way to tell the age of my sisco supreme I just aquired ? I'm just curious , I'm just a history nut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoName Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 There is a copy of a ad published in A.I.A. for Sisco solid steel anvils. The original ad is dated 1914. I have a 99#ER, not a lot of information out there. Thats until the next Anvils in America. N.N.F. Beautiful, Manchester, Michigan. USA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 Most Swedish anvils I've met have date stamps. Look on the side opposite the side with Superior, it's "model name." I'm not familiar with Sisco anvils though so my opinion is suspect. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lionel h Posted August 16, 2016 Author Share Posted August 16, 2016 Ok I'll look again ,I didn't look very closely, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lionel h Posted August 16, 2016 Author Share Posted August 16, 2016 Looked really close couldn't find any markings opposite side from trademark stamp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Frog Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 Most Sisco's I've seen do not have a year stamp. They are quite non-marked, except for a weight stamp and the rather small rectangular name stamp. Sisco was for Swedish Iron & Steel Company, it was incorporated in New York, 1907 as an importer of Swedish steel products. They also had a branch in New Orleans. Most likely Sisco anvils are Soderfors patterns (or other Swedish anvil makers) labeled for U.S. import. Sisco was bought out by another company in 1918. So as a guess for the age of the anvil, any Sisco I'd say is between 1907-1918. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoName Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 Oh yeah, my S.I.S.co has a stamp on the front foot. It is an upside-down C around an upside-down F. I think the same stamp is on some other Swedish anvils. N.N.F. Beautiful, Manchester, Michigan. USA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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